SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
COLONIES OF FRANCE ENGLAND
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It is known as the Lost Colony.
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It was the first permanent English colony.
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The first English child born in North America lived at Roanoke.
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The settlers were hoping to find gold and silver.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1587 a small colony was founded on an island off the eastern coast of North America. The settlement would have been the first permanent English colony in the New World, had the settlers not disappeared owing to unknown circumstances.
Detailed explanation-2: -The establishment of the Roanoke Colony (/ˈroʊənoʊk/ ROH-ə-nohk) was an attempt by Sir Walter Raleigh to found the first permanent English settlement in North America.
Detailed explanation-3: -The settlers, who arrived in 1587, disappeared in 1590, leaving behind only two clues: the words “Croatoan” carved into a fort’s gatepost and “Cro” etched into a tree. Theories about the disappearance have ranged from an annihilating disease to a violent rampage by local Native American tribes.