Settlements and Colonies in Present Day America
Roanoke
- March 25, 1584, Queen Elizabeth I granted Sir Walter Raleigh a charter to go settle in North America.
- Established in 1585
- It is a colony that was funded and set up by London Co., so mother country is England.
- First English Colony
- Key Players
- Sir Walter Raileigh
- 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" (not successful)
- He was later imprisoned him again but this time he was executed
- Raleigh N.C. is named after him
- One of the largest 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 for the word Croation which was an Indian Tribe
- The houses were disassembled so it is very unlikely that they left quickly or forced to leave.
- Sir Walter Raileigh
- Interesting Facts
- Known as "Lost Colony"
- How they may have died out:
- Captured by Indian tribes (Most likely)
- Lost at sea
- Spanish conquistadors eliminated them
- Dare Stones Virgina Dare's mother
- Virginea Pars Map--two paragraphs
Need to Know:
date settled and conquered/defeated/died off
agricultural
mother country
key players of the settlement 3
how the settlers got there (debtors, fee man, other)
Contact with he Natives
Issues that were faced
successes
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