settlements and colonies in present day america
- roanoke
- queen elizabeth I granted sir walter raleigh a charter to go settle in north america
- established in 1585
- 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 back in england, the king had him locked up
- he then was released and set out to find the city of gold
- he was later imprisoned again but this time he was executed
- raleigh NC is named after him
- one of the biggest tobacco producers in usa, part of tobacco road
- 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 word Cro probably the indian tribe Croaton
- the houses were disassembled so it is very unlikely that they left quickly or forced to leave.
- sir walter raleigh
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