In the spring of 1585, Raleigh sent a second expedition to Roanoke. Richard Grenville commanded the ships, and Ralph Lane was sent to erect a fort for protection and settlement.
The White Colony
Despite the failure of the Lane Colony, Walter Raleigh was determined to continue English settlement. But this next time, raleigh sent women and children with the soldiers, in an attempt to make the natives think and better relations would follow.
The Fate of the "Lost Colony"
The missing Roanoke residents became know in North Carolina history as the Lost Colony. No one can pinpoint their exact fate.
Sir Walter Raleigh
Although the state capital wqis named for Sir Walter Raleigh, that English aristocrat never set foot on tour soil. Raleigh was responsible for three attempts to establish an English colony at Roankoe, and he was eager to find out about the fate of the Lost Colony.
In the spring of 1585, Raleigh sent a second expedition to Roanoke. Richard Grenville commanded the ships, and Ralph Lane was sent to erect a fort for protection and settlement.
The White Colony
Despite the failure of the Lane Colony, Walter Raleigh was determined to continue English settlement. But this next time, raleigh sent women and children with the soldiers, in an attempt to make the natives think and better relations would follow.
The Fate of the "Lost Colony"
The missing Roanoke residents became know in North Carolina history as the Lost Colony. No one can pinpoint their exact fate.Sir Walter Raleigh
Although the state capital wqis named for Sir Walter Raleigh, that English aristocrat never set foot on tour soil. Raleigh was responsible for three attempts to establish an English colony at Roankoe, and he was eager to find out about the fate of the Lost Colony.