The lost colony of Roanoke

Who was the first English child to be born in the new colony? Explain who he or she was.

1. Virginia Dare. 2. She was John White's grand daughter. 3.She was one of the lost colonist.

John White 1587

1. 1587 led more than 100 people to Roanoke Island on 3 ships. 2. brought men, woman and children. 3 decided not to stop in Haitti for supplies 4. found fort that Walter Raleigh built but no men.

How did the war of England and Spain affect the fate of Roanoke settlement.

1. No ships available for White to return to the Americas with food and supplies.

Name two factors that prevented John White from returning quickly to Roanoke.

1. Storms at sea 2. War between the English and Spanish

How many years did it take John White to return to the colony?

3 years

Why do you think that historians still study the" lost colony of Roanoke"?

Historians still study the "Lost Colony of Roanoke" because they are hoping to recover the true and final story of what happened to the lost colony.

what did john white find when he returned to England in 1587.

England at war with Spain. He couldn't get back for three years and all English colonists disappeared.

Roanoke Island

England's first attempt at developing new colonies in the Americas

Who was the first to establish colonies in the Americas.

Spain

Atlantic Ocean

The ocean used to get from Europe to new world in North America.

roanoke colonists

first permanent British settlers in America

Why did Queen Elizabeth of England want to establish colonies in Americas?

1. They watched Spain establish new colonies. 2. They hoped to find gold in Americas

What are three theories of where the English colonists disappeared to?

1. colonists captured by Spanish soldiers 2. colonists could have died in battle with Native Americans. 3. Because there was no food they moved south to live with Croatoan people

What events led to the disappearance of Roanoke Island

1. colony of Roanoke was founded 2. John White returned to England for more supplies 3. England was at war with Spain 4. White could not return until 1590. 3 years later. 5. White found English colonists were gone and saw CROATOAN carved in a tree.

Sir Walter Raleigh 1585

1. soldier who explored North America. 2. he was an advisor to Queen Elizabeth of England. 3. brought colonists to Roanoke island which is now North Carolina. 4. left behind 15 men to guard fort

Queen Elizabeth

wanted to establish colonies in North America