What happened to the first english settlement in north america?

Answer 1

In 1587, Sir Walter Raleigh outfitted a ship with 91 men, 17 women, and 9 children and sent them on their way to the shores of Chesapeake Bay. Strong winds blew the expedition off course and they landed on an island off the coast of what would become North Carolina. The island was Roanoke. The settlers attempted to establish a colony while the ship returned to England for supplies. Three years would go by before a supply ship could return to Roanoke. When Raleigh's agents found the colony, all that was left were abandoned buildings and the word "CROATOAN" carved on one of the buildings. The men assumed the settlers had moved to Croatan Island near Cape Hatteras. But sailing there, they found no trace of the colonists. Some historians think the settlers could not survive on their own and they moved in with some local Indians, the Lumbee Tribe. The members of the Lumbee Tribe today claim that is what happened.

Answer 2

The first English settlement in North America was established in Virginia by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1585. These colonists returned to England after only a year. Raleigh would return in 1587 to establish a colony at Roanoke Virginia. We will never know what happened to these colonists. When the ship returned with supplies three years later, all traces of the colony had disappeared. Thanks this info is really helpful I accidentally pressed the no button (:]