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It was a buisness deal John White made with Queen Elizibeth I.

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John White led a group of settlers to Roanoke Island primarily to establish a new English colony in the New World. The colony was intended to help secure England's claim to the area and to potentially exploit its resources.

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Was John White the founder of Roanoke Island?

No, John White was not the founder of Roanoke Island. Roanoke Island was named after the Native American tribe that inhabited the area. John White was an English artist who led an expedition to establish a colony on Roanoke Island in 1587.


When did John White leave England to go to Roanoke Island?

John White left England in 1587 to go to Roanoke Island as part of the second attempt to establish a colony there.


How many years did it take John White delayed to go back to Roanoke Island?

John White was delayed by three years in returning to Roanoke Island due to various setbacks, including conflicts with the Spanish Armada and challenges with securing necessary supplies and ships for the voyage.


Why did john white have to leave the colony?

John White left Roanoke Island to go back to England. He told the colony that he'd be back in about 7 months to get some more supplies. (The colony was starving.) When he got to England, it was at war with Spain. It took 3 years to get back to Roanoke Island. When John White returned, everyone had dissapeared. ALL 100 PEOPLE HAD GONE MISSING.IF THERE IS A BETTER ANSWER, PLEASE IMPROVE.


When did john white return to Roanoke?

When the English were about to return to Roanoke, they got delayed because the ship was broken at the bottom.


Why was john white's return to Roanoke island?

All ships large enough to get to America had been commendeered by the Crown to fit the Spanish Armada at the same time White was trying to return. Those ships weren't free to go the Americas until three years later.


What was the name of Sir Walter Raleigh's colony?

Ralegh's settlement in what is now North Carolina was on Roanoke Island. It became known as 'the lost colony'. It was designated the Cittie of Ralegh, but the name never quite took hold because the colony failed.


What are facts about the colony Roanoke?

1. A colony of English men and women was formed to be called Roanoke.2. John White was the governor of Roanoke.3. A colonist accidentally shot a Native American.4. The colonist of Roanoke didn't know how to farm or hunt.5. Before the colonist shot the Native American the Natives helped teach the colonist how to farm and hunt.6. John White left for a 2 year trip back to England to get supplies needed and came back and found nothing.7. Roanoke was a lost colony.8. The word CRO and CROATOAN were carved into several places on the island.9. There was a nearby island called Croatoan.10. John tried to see if his loved ones where on the neighboring island but he was blocked by a terrible storm that made his ship go back to England.11. John White was going crazy.12. No one ever knew what happened to the colony.


John White or Sir Walter Raleigh?

I'm not sure what you are asking, but John White was the governor of the 1587 colony that traveled to Roanoke Island to establish a permanent settlement there. The colony was supposed to go to the Chesapeake Bay but were landed on Roanoke Island in what is now North Carolina. Sir Walter Ralegh had a minor interest in that colony although he had a much more prominent interest in the two previous voyages which took place in 1584 and 1585. Although Ralegh had financial interests in the voyages and organized them, he did not accompany any of the voyages.


What did Sir Walter Raleigh go to Roanoke Island for?

Sir Walter Raleigh sent a group of colonists to Roanoke Island in 1585 in an attempt to establish the first English colony in the New World. This marked the beginning of England's colonization of North America.


Why was John White's return to Roanoke Island delayed?

All ships large enough to get to America had been commendeered by the Crown to fit the Spanish Armada at the same time White was trying to return. Those ships weren't free to go the Americas until three years later.


Did people mean to go to an island or a mainland for Roanoke?

No one knows for sure where the people went.