Lost colony 1

The 'Lost colony' of Roanoke,1587

By jeffurb
  • John White

    John White
    In 1587, John White led 117people to establish a permanent English settlement in Roanoke island.
  • Tensions began to grow

    Tensions began to grow
    The colony existed for two years, however tensions began to grow with powhatans natives
  • A need for reinforcement

    A need for reinforcement
    John White was forced to go back to England to try and bring back reinforcements to help out with living there.
  • What happened

    What happened
    John white retured 3 years later to find that everything including his family had disappeared