Roanoke Colony

The Roanoke Colony was and still is one of the greatest unsolved mysteries of all time. The Lost Colony, which is another name for the Roanoke Colony, was colonized on Roanoke Island, North Carolina. Queen Elizabeth, the queen of England at that time, had wanted to make a colony in the "New World" to earn profit and to claim the land as England's. There were two attempts of colonization on Roanoke Island by England. The first attempt set place in 1585, and was made up with 100 men. These…

The Lost Colony of Roanoke Sometimes there is just no explanation for how or why somethings happen. I can imagine that is how John White felt when he returned to Roanoke and he couldn’t find his family. John White and a group of adventurous people came to America from England to settle in the new world. They met with many hardships while trying to set up their colony. They were unprepared for how hard it would be to raise crops, build shelter and the general day to day…

artist. Each of his skills led to him becoming the governor of a colony establish on Roanoke Island. John White traveled with the expedition that brought the first colony to the Americas in 1585. His duty during this expedition was to draw what was in the New World. His drawings would be used in the homeland so the people knew the inhabitants and what the environment was. He was also given the responsibility to chart the land. The colony was unsuccessful and the people returned to England the…

that they owned, but what was all of it for? Europeans sought out for new land to find goods and to create colonies. Europeans sought out for new land to find goods. After…

After many trials and errors, Jamestown became the first successful colony in America. The effort put behind Jamestown was strong enough to support and develop the colony. However, such effort was not always put behind expeditions across the Atlantic. The Roanoke story demonstrates what insufficient interest and activity could lead to. The Roanoke settlement is a mystery which has boggled many historians for years, however, with our current knowledge and accessibility to information, historians…

I believe that when Governor John White left Roanoke Island for England to get supplies, the colonists were expecting him to return back to the island in a few months. However, when the colonists did not hear anything from him or see him return after more than a year they began to think that White would not be returning to the island. In 1588, Spanish soldiers received reports that the English were establishing a new colony in the New World. The colonists, not wanting to be attacked and killed…

The biggest secret in America's history, known as The Lost Colony of Roanoke Island, has been the biggest mystery, until today, where the famous explorers Jake Phillips and Jonathan Daubenspeck crack the case. Hundreds of years ago, 117 colonists settled on Roanoke Island. Just three years after they arrived, they suddenly disappeared, as if their existence was forgotten. Scientists, historians, and students have been studying the events before, during, and after the disappearance of the…

was created by a small settlement in Roanoke. The settlement, today, is known as the lost colony of Roanoke island. The lost colony of Roanoke is one of the most fascinating mysteries in American history. Despite absolutely no one knowing what happened to Roanoke, many theories have been created to try and understand what occurred. In this paper, I will talk about the possible theories that could be the answers to the mystery. The story behind the colony and all the events that led up to the…

Roanoke Voyages When an individual thinks about the Roanoke voyages, the one that usually comes to mind is the third voyage, more formally known as “The Lost Colony”. However, there were two other voyages that lead up to this particular voyage. All of the voyages of Roanoke were settlements on the Northern Coast of North American or present day North Carolina. In 1584, Sir Walter Raleigh convinced Queen Elizabeth I to provide funding to set sail and travel to the new world. The first voyage was…

how the Roanoke Colonist could have disappeared. As well as provide some background information on Roanoke Island and which theory I believe is correct.  The Lost Colony: Roanoke Island The story of how the colonists of Roanoke Island had disappeared still remains unsolved today. The Roanoke colony was on an island in Dare County on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, United States; it was one of the first English settlements in the New World. Sir Walter Raleigh established the colony in…