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Roanoke: The Lost Colony. Sir Walter Raleigh Queen Elizabeth  Queen of England allows Sir Walter Raleigh to start a colony in the New World.  The colony.

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1 Roanoke: The Lost Colony

2 Sir Walter Raleigh

3 Queen Elizabeth  Queen of England allows Sir Walter Raleigh to start a colony in the New World.  The colony is named Virginia after Elizabeth  Queen of England allows Sir Walter Raleigh to start a colony in the New World.  The colony is named Virginia after Elizabeth

4 Sir Walter Raleigh attempts to colonize New World  1 st attempt: find a good spot to colonize  2 nd attempt: too many poets, artists and gem experts and not enough farmers and hard workers  Leave after a few months to return to England  1 st attempt: find a good spot to colonize  2 nd attempt: too many poets, artists and gem experts and not enough farmers and hard workers  Leave after a few months to return to England

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6 3 rd attempt  1587  Artist John White leads colony  Takes families. Not just men.  White brings his daughter Eleanor Dare who delivers the first English baby in the New World. She is named Virginia Dare  1587  Artist John White leads colony  Takes families. Not just men.  White brings his daughter Eleanor Dare who delivers the first English baby in the New World. She is named Virginia Dare

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8 John White drawing of American Indians

9 The Lost Colony  Roanoke is failing and people are starving.  John White goes back to England to ask for supplies for the colonies  Roanoke is failing and people are starving.  John White goes back to England to ask for supplies for the colonies

10 But England is busy fighting Spain so they can’t give him supplies or a ride back to America

11 It takes 3 years for John White to return to Roanoke  When he arrives he doesn’t find his family but….

12 An empty fort with “CRO” carved on the wall

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14 What happened to the lost colony?  There are several theories about what happened to the colonists at Roanoke  Attacked by indians  Joined the local indian tribes and moved away  Tried to sail back and shipwrecked  There are several theories about what happened to the colonists at Roanoke  Attacked by indians  Joined the local indian tribes and moved away  Tried to sail back and shipwrecked

15 What do you think happened???  Write a story about what happened to the lost colony of Roanoke.  Include what happened to the baby girl Virginia Dare  Explain the “CRO” on the fort wall  Be as creative as you dare.  Write a story about what happened to the lost colony of Roanoke.  Include what happened to the baby girl Virginia Dare  Explain the “CRO” on the fort wall  Be as creative as you dare.

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