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=The Lost Colony=

====﻿The Lost Colony or Roanoke Colony was about an expedition to claim the land, which is known as North Carolina today in Queen Elizabeth's name. The journey was lead by an English man named Sir Walter Raleigh. He would soon be famous for this mysterious trip to the New World. Although he was the first to discover North Carolina he wasn't the first person to make the expedition to find it. An English man named Gilbert went on the first expedition but was lost at sea. That didn't stop Raleigh though, in the spring of 1585, Raleigh sent a second expedition to the New World along with Ralph Lane, a leader, and Thomas Harriot, who was said to be a poet, a mathematician, and a scientist. He helped with the developement of algebra and did experiments on the early telescopes. When they arrived to the Sounds and Outer Banks, Ralph Lane built a base, which was called Fort Raleigh. Even though everything seemed great the Colony had a scarce amount of food and no success with finding gold. The English went on a raid and murdered the local cheif and killed some inhabitants in a nearby village. Food supplies shortened after the natives turned agaisnt the colonist. In 1586, Francis Drake, the most famous English Sea Dog, arrived at Roanoke with a small fleet of ships. When a hurricane was ominous, the English decided to abandon Roanoke in Drake's ships. After Lane left, Richard Greenville arrived from England to resupply Fort Raleigh but, found no one there or anywhere. He sailed to the Caribbean and left 15 soldiers behind to guard Fort Raleigh but, they too were never seen again.====

=﻿Sir Walter Raleigh=

====﻿Walter Raleigh was an Englishman under Queen Elizabeth rule. He was knighted by her and was to be called Sir Walter Raleigh. He wanted to find another route to China after their studies on Verrazano so they could benefit off riches and trade with other nations. His expedition was turned down the first year by heavy storms and attacks by the Spanish. The next year he had permission by Queen Elizabeth to go on with the expidition to the New World. Raleigh's expeditions were the first of many English attempts to settle in the New World. Soon they would be famous in North Carolina history for they were the result in what is known as the Lost Colony.==== code  View Larger Map code