SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
COLONIES OF FRANCE ENGLAND
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North Carolina
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Virginia
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New Spain
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Detailed explanation-1: -On July 22, 1587, White and the colonists set foot on Roanoke Island .
Detailed explanation-2: -The origins of one of the America’s oldest unsolved mysteries can be traced to August 1587, when a group of about 115 English settlers arrived on Roanoke Island, off the coast of what is now North Carolina.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1587, Raleigh sent out another group of 100 colonists under John White. White returned to England to procure more supplies, but the war with Spain delayed his return to Roanoke. By the time he finally returned in August 1590, everyone had vanished.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Roanoke Colony was England’s first colony in North America, located in what is today North Carolina, USA. Established in 1585 CE, abandoned and then resettled in 1587 CE, the colonists had little regard for their new environment and were soon in conflict with the peoples who already inhabited the region.