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Feb 9, 1492
1492
Christopher Columbus sailed west from SpainHe wanted to reach Asia but instead landed on an island off the coast of North Carolina. -
Feb 9, 1524
1524
The king of France hired Giovanni Da Verrazano to find the northwest passage. -
Feb 9, 1526
1526
Lucas Vasquez De Allyon hoped to start a colony for spain along the Cape Fear River. -
Feb 9, 1540
1540
Hernando De Soto led a large expedition through the southeastern United States. -
Feb 9, 1570
1570's
Queen Elizabeth gave Sir Walter Raleigh permissionto start a colony in North America. -
1585
Sir Walter Raleigh sent 110 men to settlke Roanoke island. He chose Ralph Lane to be the governor. -
1587
Colonist led by John White settled Roanoke Island. Then he went back to England for more food and supplies. -
1588
John White got back to England just before th Spanish Armada attacked the country. Because of that he was unable to return to Roanoke Island for 3 years. -
1590
When he came back to Roanoke Island the colony was gone. They only found the bones of one man's body, and the name Croatoan in big bold letters on a post. -
1590 to present
No one knows what happened to the Lost Colony. Some people think they went live with the Roanoke indians and others think the Roanoke may have attacked them and written
