The Roanoke Colony, also known as the Lost Colony, was established on Roanoke Island, in what is today's Dare County, North Carolina, United States.
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John Law's attempt to populate the colony of Louisiana.
Northern Rhodesia became the Republic of Zambia.It was previously a British colony known as Northern Rhodesia.
The settlement of Roanoke Island became known as the "Lost Colony" because when the governor, John White, returned after leaving for supplies, he found the colony abandoned with no trace of the settlers. This mystery remains unsolved to this day.
The New Hampshire colony was located on the Atlantic coast of North America. It was one of the original thirteen colonies, existing from 1638 until 1776. The New Hampshire colony joined the other twelve colonies in the rebellion against Great Britain and became known as the US state of New Hampshire.
The Roanoke Island colony was led by John White, who was appointed by Sir Walter Raleigh. John White served as the governor of the colony, which later became known as the Lost Colony due to its mysterious disappearance.
The first penal colony in New South Wales was Sydney Cove, at Port Jackson. After a short time, it became known simply as Sydney.
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The Communist's opponents were known as White Russians or Whites and their military was referred to as the White Army. This was to distinguish them from the Red that the Communists had chosen as their symbolic color.
Panama is a former Spanish colony, until independence in 1821. Guyana was never a Spanish colony. Apart from the indigenous Amerindian people, it was first settled by the Dutch, and became a British colony in 1831, known as British Guiana. British Guaina became the independent country Guyana in 1966, and declared itself a republic in 1970. It is still a member of the Commonwealth of Nations (also known as the British Commonwealth).
Not any more. Once a Spanish possession known as Santiago, in 1655 it became a British colony, known as "Jamaica". It finally achieved full independence in 1962.
Sir Walter Raleigh founded the Roanoke Colony in what is now North Carolina in 1585 after receiving a royal charter from Queen Elizabeth I. The colony ultimately failed and became known as the "Lost Colony" when all its inhabitants mysteriously disappeared.