The Roanoke Colony of 1585 was one of the first attempts by the English to establish a colony in North America. The English colonists set sail in April of 1585 and landed in modern-day North Carolina in July. In 1590, Queen Elizabeth sent another fleet of ships to relieve the desperately hungry and ill colonists. […]
The Roanoke Colony of 1585 was one of the first attempts by the English to establish a colony in North America. The English colonists set sail in April of 1585 and landed in modern-day North Carolina in July. In 1590, Queen Elizabeth sent another fleet of ships to relieve the desperately hungry and ill colonists. […]