5 Questions
Who funded the settlement at Roanoke?
Sir Walter Raleigh
What was the main purpose of the Roanoke settlement?
To find riches in the New World
Who led the Roanoke settlement?
John White
Where was the Roanoke settlement originally intended to be established?
Chesapeake Bay
Why did John White leave the Roanoke settlement?
To return to England
Study Notes
Roanoke Settlement
- The Roanoke settlement was funded by Sir Walter Raleigh.
- The main purpose of the Roanoke settlement was to establish an English colony in North America.
- The Roanoke settlement was led by John White, an English artist and cartographer.
- The Roanoke settlement was originally intended to be established in the Chesapeake Bay area, but it was ultimately established on Roanoke Island in what is now Dare County, North Carolina.
- John White left the Roanoke settlement to return to England to gather more supplies and to persuade more colonists to join the settlement, but his return was delayed by the English naval war against Spain.
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