Roanoke Colony

John White was an English painter, explorer and colonist. John White used watercolors to paint maps and objects that he saw while he was exploring Roanoke. Today we use the paintings by John White to try and solve the mystery of the “Lost Colony.” There was three attempts to settle Roanoke. The first attempt was lead by Arthur Barlowe who took more than a hundred men with him to settle in July of 1585. They had a supply shortage and didn’t think the supplies would get to them in time, so they…

unestablished place that is soon to be called Roanoke. There were a lot of storms and things, so they couldn’t establish it, so they left. Sir Walter came back, except this time, he didn’t bring his brother along. He got there and established it with his wife and daughter, but there was trouble. So, Sir Walter went to England to try and get help for them, but got caught up with the Queen and her maid. He got thrown in jail. Sir Walter didn’t get back to Roanoke for a while, and when he did, his…

Early Jamestown is set in Virginia. There were many settlers living in Jamestown. Over the years, many people died, the question is how. I believe the colonists of Early jamestown died because of starvation, diseases and lack of rain. First off, during Early Jamestown, many people starved, this may be the fault of brackish water. Brackish water is polluted water. It may include human or animal waste. According to Carville Earle the waste would go into the water with fresh water instead of…

ASHEVILLE A brief look at the city of Asheville North Carolina from the 1700s to the present. The history of Asheville begins early in the 1500s with the Cherokee Indians occupying the area. In 1776, a force of colonists destroyed many Cherokee villages in the area, which later lead to the Trail of Tears. As the amount of Cherokee Indians in the area became few, Irish/Scottish pioneers immigrated to the area and become the first settlers to live in the area. A pioneer family in 1784 located…

In August of 1587, a group of about 115 English settlers arrived on Roanoke Island, which is now called North Carolina. Later in the year, John White, a governor, would sail back to England to get food and other tools that they needed. However, once he arrived, a major war broke out between England and Spain. Therefore, Queen Elizabeth I called every sailor to help defeat the Spanish Armada. When John White came back from England in 1590, there was not a trace on where everyone went or what…

in. There was glowing reports of Roanoke Island, and then the explorers returned home a year later with two Natives, their names were Manteo and Wanchese, all of London was abuzz with talk of the New World’s wonders. Queen Elizabeth was impressed with the results of the reconnaissance voyage, Raleigh was rewarded knighted. The new land was named “Virginia” which was named after Virgin Queen, and the next year, Raleigh sent 100 soldiers, miners and others to Roanoke Island. Under the…

gentleman “was a person of wealth who was not used to working with his hands”. Furthermore, the colonists did not consist of any women. Instead of reproducing to keep the colony alive, England kept refueling Jamestown with new settlers every time the population was low. Clearly, these were the wrong people to start a permanent colony.…

Why Did so Many Colonists Die? Many Colonists died in Jamestown. Why couldn’t they survive in Jamestown? What happened to them? Little did the colonists know that most of them would die within only a few years. Why? Colonists died in Early Jamestown because of three reasons. These three reasons were why they couldn’t seem to stay alive. They didn’t have enough food which lead to starvation. They settled in a land with lots of Indians which lead to problems with the Indians.They didn’t have more…

crisp morning in 1524, suddenly, there is a strange floating structure, far bigger than the biggest canoe. An Italian sea captain named Giovanni da Verrazzano had anchored briefly off Sandy Hook, but never returned. This lead to the discovery of the colony of what is now New Jersey. The Native Americans were confused as the strange men made their way to the mainland. New Jersey was no longer filled with only Natives. The Dutch, Swedes, and English claimed New Jersey. In 1609, an English…

Chesapeake Colonies Colonies do not exist in present day America, however, they used to. In the very beginning of what is now known as the United States of America, colonies were one of the first settlements to be established, other than the ones established by the Native Americans. More specifically, the Chesapeake Colonies, which consists of the Virginia Colony and the Maryland Colony, were one of the early settlements created in America. In fact, the first establishment in America…