Sir Walter Raleigh Sent Two Explorers

English settlers expected to receive food and help with tributes in valuable goods. The explorers were mostly military men who were prepared to explore, deal with the Indians, and seek out riches in the area. They were not prepared to grow food crops or fish. When times started getting rough they decided to raid the surrounding Powhatan villages for food.

In 1584, Raleigh was granted a patent by Queen Elizabeth I to colonize in America (Lane). Raleigh sent explorers Philip Amadas, and Artur Barloue to scout the island of Roanoke. They returned a year later with Native Americans Manteo and Wanchese (Manteo). Roanoke was founded by Sir Walter Raleigh. Roanoke was found 22 years before Jamestown and 37 years before the pilgrims (Lane). Raleigh sent a party of 100 soldiers, miners, and scientists to Roanoke Islands. The first party of men were directed by Ralph Lane, they were doomed from the beginning. They arrived too late for planting and supplies were running out quickly. To make things even worse they were rivaling with the neighboring natives. Ralph Lane sealed their fate when he killed the natives chief Wingina. By 1586 Sir Francis Drake who was headed back to England stopped by and Lane and his men had enough. They left the fort behind and headed back to England. Supply ships soon arrived not knowing they had left and found the island deserted. They left fifteen men behind to watch the fort. Raleigh was angry with Lane for leaving, but he did not quit

The first winter, the colonists endured, left half of the original 120 colonists dead due to disease and illness. Plymouth colony had secured a peace treaty with the local Indian tribes whom helped them for many years. Squanto, a Native American man, helped the colonists survive by teaching them how to plant corn and survive off the land. With the help of Squanto, and peace with the local Indian tribes, the colonists were able to focus on building a colony instead of wasting their vitally needed resources on defending against Indian attacks. Plymouths economy was based around fishing, ship building, lumper, and whaling due to their lack of fertile soil.

In England, on January 7, 1587, a document allowing a government body to be created was signed and passed. This body was named the Governor and Assistants of the City of Roanoke in Virginia. Jon White, a skilled illustrator and map maker, was appointed Governor. On May 5, 1587 Raleigh decided to try again and boarded 117 men, seventeen women, and nine children for a more permanent settlement and sent them to the New World.

Settlers came to america for it’s many advantages. The pilgrims came for land, self government, work, chances of their own children living longer, and there were also rumors of gold and silver in america. Settlers didn’t know what was in america but, they did imagine that there would be plenty of land full of opportunities, and work to be done. This small community could start to plant crops like tobacco, and because they had new and healthy crops because of how they learned to farm, themselves and their children lived longer. I found these facts in a prezi facts presentation and also in the historical america video.

In 1587 a group of men, women, and children led by Sir John White set sail for America and landed on a North Carolina island called Roanoke (Shirley

The English men and women joined the ventures in hopes to better their own life or that of their families. Another reason some joined the venture was that they hoped to be able to freely practice their own religion in the Americas. “The opportunity to worship according to their own beliefs in America may have been a major incentive for some settlers to join White’s venture” (Horn 133). Most of the settlers that White was recruiting were people that he knew or people that he was recruiting knew. “At least a third of the settlers were related to other members of the group” (Horn 130). The settlers represented many different kinds of groups. A group that they represented was the Puritans. “There is a strong possibility that some of the London colonists were Puritans. London was at the heart of the English Puritan movement after the restoration of the Protestant church in 1558” (Horn 131). They also had a middle class background. “Most of the colony’s ruling group came from respectable middle-class backgrounds” (Horn 126). By settling in the Roanoke Colony they hoped to achieve a better life for themselves or their families back home.

On July 22, 1587, long before the Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth Rock, 117 hopeful colonists from England landed ashore onto a tiny island along the coast of what is today North Carolina. The group unpacked and founded a settlement, Roanoke Island. Then they vanished without a trace.

Queen Elizabeth I desired to establish a permanent English settlement in America, known then as "the New World." In the summer of 1587 a group of nearly 120 men and women from England arrived on Roanoke Island, one of a chain of barrier islands now known as the Outer Banks, off the coast of what is now known as North Carolina. This group of settlers set sail from England with the mission of making the Queen's wishes a reality.

“The new world had an extraordinary richness of languages”(Native peoples prior to European arrival).In the fifteenth century, people in Europe began to explore west to seek new lands and resources because of economic problems.The Europeans came to America to look for gold and silver, but the trip would be difficult and dangerous because there were no maps and not much knowledge on how to get there.Prince Henrey took the challenge to make it possible for others to sail to the Americas without any knowledge on how to get there.He created a place where people who were interested could share their knowledge about geography.People learned about maps and navigation.Then, Henrys sailors finally decided to lead others to go west where eventually Jamestown would be created.In 1606, King James told the three royal charters to create a comfortable colony on the east coast.The English worried about being attacked from the Spanish so they chose almost an island where they parked their ships by tying them to the trees available.To honor the king, they named the place Jamestown(Culters at Jamestown).

Large amounts of immigrants came to colonial America for various reasons, including religious freedom and economic opportunity. Colonists finally had the chance to own property in the vast American territory and others had the opportunity to practice their religion freely. Not everyone came willingly though, some were brought to serve as slaves. Colonial America was a place of opportunities, a place for a brighter future. People could start from scratch and build up their wealth, something that was nearly impossible in Europe.

to find the new world and their first encounter with the natives that live on the island they landed on.

The settlers were 1000 well-educated Puritan refugees from England. They left England due to increasing pressure against religious dissenters. The Puritans created the Massachusetts Bay Company and convinced the king to give them a charter. The king was unaware of their religious views and they sold him on the chance of finding gold and silver. Even though the king thought the reason for settlement was finding silver and gold, the real reason was religious freedom. The Puritans wanted to be able to practice religion as they saw fit.

In April of 1585, Grenville was finally ready to set sail, with his acquired seven ships complemented by nearly six hundred men, one hundred of whom were to be settlers. Among this initial company were Ralph Lane, a professional soldier, who was also to be governor of the colony, John White, an artist, and Thomas Hariot, a scientific observer. On June 26 the expedition reached Ocracoke Island of the North Carolina coast but it was not until July 29 that they moved to Roanoke Island where they planted a settlement. The month of time in between had been occupied with exploring rivers and sounds of the region. By the time Grenville sailed away on August 25, to return to England, the party of men had unloaded the vessels, traded with the Indians, collected information about the country, erected huts, and prepared a settlement, Fort Raleigh,

Colonists arrived on Roanoke Island in 1587, with the hopes of becoming the first English colony in America (Bernstein 2:55). The colony was to be governed by John White and was composed of English families who wished to make a new home for themselves, among the colonists was John White 's daughter, Virginia Dare. Several months later the colony 's governor sailed back to England for supplies. The shortage of supplies was due to skirmishes with the Natives, loss of supplies due to storms, and with the time for planting over the colonists had no way to find enough food. John White promised to return as quickly as possible, but due to unforeseen circumstances was unable to return as soon as was expected. Three years later, John White returned only to find