The fate of the colonists is unknown. There are many theories including their having moved south to merge with the friendly natives, moving west on to the mainland, moving north to the Chesapeake Bay. Some may have tried to sail back to England. We just don't know.
The English Government had very little money. The English people had no compelling reason to migrate to America. At the time, Spain and England were allies. Any attempt to settle America would have upset the alliance.
Imperial England and the English soldiers developed a contemptuous attitude toward the 'natives' because of their attempt to colonize the ruthless, Catholic Irish peoples.
Christopher Columbus
Sir Walter Raleigh
The first attempt to colonize America at first seemed like all was going well. When a ship was sent back to England to get more supplies, something strange happened.When the ship came back, everyone was gone. no bodies were found, and there were no bloodstains on the ground indicating they had been shot, ect. This still remains a mystery today.~rachel, 13Illinois
The English Government had very little money. The English people had no compelling reason to migrate to America. At the time, Spain and England were allies. Any attempt to settle America would have upset the alliance.
Because you touch yourself at night.
John White led the second attempt to colonize Roanoke Island in 1587. He was appointed governor of the colony and sought to establish a permanent English settlement there.
It disapeared
The first English attempt at colonization was in Newfoundland in the early 1400s. The leader was killed at sea thus the colony withered away. The next English attempt at colonization was at Roanoke NC. This settlement mysteriously vanished. Spain tried to colonize areas in the Carribean and Mexico in the 1510s. Columbus "founded" America in 1492 sailing for Portugal. The first people in America were the Norweigan Vikings in the 11th century. The Portuguese Colonial Empire was the first European global empire in history. It was the longest-lived of the modern empires, spanning almost six centuries, from the capture of Ceuta (South of Gibraltar and now Spanish) in 1415 to the handover of Macau in 1999.
English claims to lands in North America.
English claims to lands in North America.
Imperial England and the English soldiers developed a contemptuous attitude toward the 'natives' because of their attempt to colonize the ruthless, Catholic Irish peoples.
Christopher Columbus
English claims to lands in North America.
roanoke island
Walter Raleigh