Roanoke Island By laleighana Oct 12, 1492 Columbus Discovers America The Discovery of America Jun 24, 1496 England Gets Involved; Planted the first English flag on American land Apr 25, 1507 America is named after Amerigo Vespucci Mar 1, 1524 France sends Giovanni de Verrazzano to The New World; he lands near Cape Fear Sep 26, 1578 Humphrey Gilbert gets a patent from Queen Elizabeth to explore The New World Apr 1, 1584 England successfully land in America, but leave a few months later Apr 1, 1585 England finally colonize America, but it only lasts one year May 8, 1587 Third attempt at colonization by the English The Lost Colony: America's Beginning Aug 1, 1590 The first colony of America becomes known as The Lost Colony Apr 11, 2009 Leigh Anne goes on vacation to visit Roanoke Island
