The Roanoke settlers came to the new world in search of economic opportunities, including finding new resources for trade and potentially establishing a permanent colony. They also sought to escape religious persecution and political unrest in England.
Roanoke was named after the Roanoke Island in North Carolina, where the first English colony in the New World was established in 1585.
Sir Walter Raleigh sponsored the first English colony in America on Roanoke Island in 1585, but it ultimately failed and became known as the "Lost Colony" as all its inhabitants mysteriously disappeared. Raleigh never discovered what happened to the settlers.
John White led the second expedition to Roanoke Island in 1587, which aimed to establish a permanent English colony in the New World.
Walter Raleigh is often credited with scouting the land of Roanoke, North Carolina, along with the help of his captains and soldiers. The Roanoke Island expedition in 1585 was an attempt by Raleigh to establish a colony in the New World.
The colonists went to Roanoke in search of land for settlement and economic opportunities. They were also seeking a base from which to conduct trade and gain a strategic foothold in the New World.
Roanoke was named after the Roanoke Island in North Carolina, where the first English colony in the New World was established in 1585.
It was Roanoke island
it was to explore a new world and and find new treasurers.
People from England came over to live in the new world the Americas to start a settlement called Roanoke and when they came there were Indian attacks and it is also known as the "lost colony"
roanoke or jamestown
the name for the city of Roanoke Virginia came from the name for its river which in turn came from the name for the large island below the mouth of this river in albemarle sound called Roanoke island which came from the Indian word Roanoke or roenoke or rawnoke which meant the cockleshells found on that island which the Indians made into money they called wampum so in a word the word Roanoke came from money
It was Founded in 1585- unknown By: Sir Walter Raleigh I am Right!!!!
ROANOKE
Sir Walter Raleigh sponsored the first English colony in America on Roanoke Island in 1585, but it ultimately failed and became known as the "Lost Colony" as all its inhabitants mysteriously disappeared. Raleigh never discovered what happened to the settlers.
The Roanoke settlement was located on Roanoke Island in present-day North Carolina, in the United States. It was one of the first English attempts at establishing a permanent colony in the New World in the late 16th century.
John White led the second expedition to Roanoke Island in 1587, which aimed to establish a permanent English colony in the New World.
Walter Raleigh is often credited with scouting the land of Roanoke, North Carolina, along with the help of his captains and soldiers. The Roanoke Island expedition in 1585 was an attempt by Raleigh to establish a colony in the New World.