1. English Colonization Attempts in North Carolina

2. Sir Humphrey Gilbert
1583- Sir Humphrey Gilbert was granted a charter to colonize the New World by Queen Elizabeth I. On his first voyage to the New World, Gilbert died in a shipwreck.

3. Sir Walter Raleigh 1584- After Gilbert died, Sir Walter
Raleigh, his half brother,
inherited his charter to
colonize the New World.

4. Amadas and Barlowe
In 1584, Sir Walter Raleigh sent Philip Amadas and Arthur Barlowe to explore the New World. The expedition landed near the Oregon Inlet on N.C.’s outer banks.
Oregon
Inlet

5. Amadas and Barlowe (continued)
3 days after landing they were visited by Roanoke Indians
Indians took the English to
Roanoke Island, the land was
fertile with food such as
grapes and abundant with
game and fish
Drawing by John White, member of the expedition

6. Amadas and Barlowe (continued)
The English met various Native Americans, including the Roanoke and Croatoan tribes.
Drawings by John White, member of the expedition.

7. Amadas and Barlowe (continued)
John White, an artist, recorded maps and painted pictures of the land, plants and animals
Amadas and Barlowe returned to England after 6 weeks with 2 Native Americans named Wanchese, a Roanoke, and Manteo, a Croatoan, and to report their findings.
Drawing by John White, member of
the expedition

8. The Lane Colony
In 1585, the first English colony attempt in North America was began at Roanoke Island, led by Ralph Lane and Sea Captain, Sir Richard Grenville.
Wanchese and Manteo returned home (to America) with Lane
The colony was made
up of 107 men

9. The Lane Colony
the Tiger, one of Grenville’s ships, was wrecked on a sandbar entering the Oregon Inlet, and much of the colonies supplies were ruined on the journey to Roanoke Island.
North Carolina, the
Graveyard of the
Atlantic

10. The Lane Colony (continued)
In July, Fort Raleigh (an earthen and wood pike fort) was built at the northeast end of Roanoke Island.
Blueprint for the fort that was built at Roanoke Island

11. The Lane Colony (continued)
shortly after arriving at Roanoke Island a silver
cup disappeared, Grenville blamed a group of
local Indians and
demanded they return
the cup, when no cup
was produced, Grenville
had the village burned.

12. The Lane Colony (continued)
Once Grenville left with the ships, Lane took command of the colony and split them into 3 groups.
- 1 group to explore
Chesapeake Bay
Roanoke Island and the
outer banks
Albemarle Sound area

13. The Lane Colony (continued)
The relationship between the English and the Indians got worse, Indians refused to aid the colonists with food.
Lane believed that
Wingina was planning to
attack the colonists so
Lane attacked the Indians,
among those killed was
the chief, Wingina.
Drawing by John White, member of
the expedition

14. The Lane Colony (continued)
Sir Frances Drake, an English Privateer who had been attacking Spanish galleons, arrived just after Wingina was killed. Lane and his colony, fearing Indian retaliation, left on board Drake’s ships for England the next day abandoning the colony.
Sir Francis Drake

15. The Lane Colony (continued)
In Lane’s rush to leave, he left 3 of his men behind,
they were never found.
 Grenville, who had promised to return in early 1586,
finally returned a few weeks later. When he saw the
colony abandoned, he left 15 men on the island to
guard the fort.

16. The White Colony
In 1587 the White Colony arrived at Roanoke Island on July 22, led by John White who had been on all 3 trips to Roanoke Island.
White found that none of the men left behind by Grenville in 1586 were still there.

17. The White Colony (continued)
The colony was made up of 117 men, women and children. 17 were women and 9 were boys.

18. The White Colony (continued)
The colony was supposed to be located on Chesapeake Bay to give the colony a deep water port but settled for Roanoke Island again when Captain Simon Fernandez wouldn’t take the colonists farther north than Roanoke Island.

19. The White Colony (continued)
On July 28, George Howe was killed by while fishing about 2 miles from the fort.
White sent a group to
Manteo’s tribe to make peace
after the attack on George
Howe.
Manteo was baptized a protestant Christian on
August 13, 1587.

20. The White Colony (continued)
Virginia Dare was the 1st English born baby in America, born on August 18, 1587.

21. The White Colony (continued)
One week later, the colony sent John White back to England on August 27 to get needed supplies
The attack of the Spanish
Armada in 1588 prevented
John White from returning
until 1590.

22. The White Colony (continued)
On August 18, 1590, White returned to Roanoke Island and the colony was gone.

23. Pictures from
Manteo

24. John White sketch of Fort - http://www.lost-colony.com/fort3sided.jpg
credits
Gilbert Picture -
Raleigh’s Picture -
Picture of Ship in haze -
John White picture of fishermen -
John White picture of Wingina -
John White map of Roanoke Island -
John White drawing of Roanoke Indians -
John White sketch of Fort -
John White drawing of Indian village -
Map of Chesapeake Bay -