Settlements and colonies in present day America
Roanoke
-March 25, 1584, Queen Elizabeth I grated Sir Walter Raleigh a charter to go settle in North America
-Established in 1585
-It is an colony that was funded and set up by London Co., so mother country is England
-First English Colony
Key Players:
Sir Walter Raleigh
-Writer, poet, soldier, and explorer
-Married a lady-in-waiting (assistant) to Queen Elizabeth I
-When in England, the king had him locked up
-He then was released, and set out to find the “City of Golf” (not successful)
-He was later imprisoned again but this time he was executed
-Raleigh N.C. is named after him
Virginia Dare
-First child born in America to English Parents
-Granddaughter to John White
John White
-English artist
-Known for being the 1st governor of Roanoke
-Went back to England to resupply for the Roanoke settlement and when he returned all that was left was the work “Cro” probability for the work Croatan which was an Indian tribe
-The houses were disassembled so it is very unlikely that they left quickly or forced to leave
Roanoke Interest Facts
-Known as the Lost Colony
-How they may have died out
-captured by Indian tribes (most likely)
-lost at sea when john white went back to england
-Spanish
-Dare Stones
-Virginia pars maps
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