1. The Third Attempt - 1587 The Lost Colony

2. John White Selected to be the Governor of the Lost Colony Selected to be the Governor of the Lost Colony Goal: To see if anyone was alive at Fort Raleigh. Goal: To see if anyone was alive at Fort Raleigh. Then sail to Chesapeake Bay Area. Then sail to Chesapeake Bay Area.

3. Hope for Success 110 people (men, women, and children would travel 110 people (men, women, and children would travel Different trades (jobs) were represented. Different trades (jobs) were represented. Stayed at Roanoke because Simon Fernandez would not take them further up the coast. Stayed at Roanoke because Simon Fernandez would not take them further up the coast.

4. George Howell First Englishman killed. First Englishman killed. Due to retaliation of the death of Wingina. Due to retaliation of the death of Wingina.

5. Virginia Dare Eleanor and Ananias Dare were daughter and son- in-law to John White Eleanor and Ananias Dare were daughter and son- in-law to John White Parents of Virginia Dare Parents of Virginia Dare First English child born in the New World First English child born in the New World

6. White Leaves for England Needed to get more supplies Needed to get more supplies Wasn’t able to return to Roanoke for three years (1590) Wasn’t able to return to Roanoke for three years (1590) Reason? England was at war with Spain Reason? England was at war with Spain

7. White’s Return to Roanoke He found “CRO” carved into a tree. He found “CRO” carved into a tree. Hopefully, the colonists went to Manteo’s people, the Croatoans Hopefully, the colonists went to Manteo’s people, the Croatoans

8. However… He never found them nor was able to return to the new land to look for them. He never found them nor was able to return to the new land to look for them.

9. Possible Theories on the Fate of the Lost Colony 1.The colonists took a small boat or built other boats to set sailed off the island. A storm came up and they were lost at sea.

10. Possible Theories on the Fate of the Lost Colony 2. The colonists were killed by the Roanoke Indians. The Indians had three years to get rid of the evidence. Possibly kept children and were raised as Native Americans.

11. Possible Theories on the Fate of the Lost Colony 3. The colonists lived with the Croatoan Indians and intermarried with them. Today, they are related to the Lumbees of Eastern North Carolina.

12. Possible Theories on the Fate of the Lost Colony 4. The colonists moved to the Chesapeake Bay Area and some died during the travel. Others may have married and became part of new colonies.

13. Possible Theories on the Fate of the Lost Colony 5. The colonists were taken hostage by the Spanish. Spain had already settled present day Florida and considered the English an enemy.