Today we took notes on Colonies in America.
Settlements and Colonies in America-
Roanoke-
- March 25, 1584, Queen Elizabeth I granted Sir Walter Raleigh a charter to go settle in North America.
- Established in 1585.
- It’s a colony that was funded and set up by London Co, so mother country is England.
- First English Colony.
- Known as the “Lost Colony”.
- How they might have died out-
- Captured by Indian tribes- most likely.
- Lost at sea.
- Spanish.
- Dare Stones-written by Virginia’s mother, journal of how people died.
- Virginea Pars Map.
Key Players-
Sir Walter Raleigh- Writer, poet, soldier, and explorer.
- Married a lady in writing- assistant, to Queen Elizabeth I.
- When back in England the King had him looked up.
- He then was released and set out to find the “City of Gold”- not successful.
- Later imprisoned again but this time he was executed.
- Raleigh N.C. 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” probability for the word Croaton which was an Indian tribe.
- The houses were disassembled so it’s very unlikely that they left quickly or forced to leave.
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