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Also, they all got on this boat and they all went back to, again, be prosperous, set up this colony on Roanoke Island.

Also, they all got on this boat and they all went back to, again, be prosperous, set up this colony on Roanoke Island.

Not women.

Not women.

Well, they have good landscape and fauna and flora.

Well, they have good landscape and fauna and flora.

I really do wonder if they had to draw straws.

I really do wonder if they had to draw straws.

The reason I say that is just kind of thinking about human psychology. If there are 600 people, I feel like if a lot of them wanted to stay, you would see the bulk of them stay and few go back, right? You don't necessarily need all of them to go back except for the limited food stores. But the fact that only 100 stayed, I feel like they got the short end of the stick in this situation.

The reason I say that is just kind of thinking about human psychology. If there are 600 people, I feel like if a lot of them wanted to stay, you would see the bulk of them stay and few go back, right? You don't necessarily need all of them to go back except for the limited food stores. But the fact that only 100 stayed, I feel like they got the short end of the stick in this situation.

So in August of 1585, Grenville returned to England with the bulk of the men who had gone with him. He left Lane with one ship so that they could explore the area. And he also promised to return in April of 1586 with more men and more supplies. So essentially, what, nine months later, he's like, I will be back. Meanwhile, Lane was busy building the colony Raleigh had envisioned.

So in August of 1585, Grenville returned to England with the bulk of the men who had gone with him. He left Lane with one ship so that they could explore the area. And he also promised to return in April of 1586 with more men and more supplies. So essentially, what, nine months later, he's like, I will be back. Meanwhile, Lane was busy building the colony Raleigh had envisioned.

He started, like Brett said, he's aggressive. You have to be aggressive. You're coming onto, you know, this new land with nothing. There's no roads. There's no buildings. There's no really rule there. And so he starts to supervise the construction of a fort, of course. to protect this colony of 100 men. And you can imagine why, right? That's the most important.

He started, like Brett said, he's aggressive. You have to be aggressive. You're coming onto, you know, this new land with nothing. There's no roads. There's no buildings. There's no really rule there. And so he starts to supervise the construction of a fort, of course. to protect this colony of 100 men. And you can imagine why, right? That's the most important.

Let's make sure we have protection for our colony. So they finish that within the first month. And then the next thing they do is they build a science center on the island's north end so that they can study the resources and the commercial potential. Because remember, the whole point of this colony is to claim land, to be able to have resources to send back to Mother England.

Let's make sure we have protection for our colony. So they finish that within the first month. And then the next thing they do is they build a science center on the island's north end so that they can study the resources and the commercial potential. Because remember, the whole point of this colony is to claim land, to be able to have resources to send back to Mother England.

now other improvements for this colony included a separate village on the north end of roanoke island that contained a one and a half and two story residences with thatched roofs and several other structures houses to live in sleep in that sort of thing Now, the group also explored the nearby Chesapeake Bay after the Native Americans around them told them about gold and copper in the area.

now other improvements for this colony included a separate village on the north end of roanoke island that contained a one and a half and two story residences with thatched roofs and several other structures houses to live in sleep in that sort of thing Now, the group also explored the nearby Chesapeake Bay after the Native Americans around them told them about gold and copper in the area.

Now, unfortunately, this exploration trip would be the beginning of hostile relationships between the colonists and the local natives. You can imagine previously it may have been... A honeymoon period. They're just here to see what things are happening. They're there for several weeks, not long. They're guests, but they're going home.

Now, unfortunately, this exploration trip would be the beginning of hostile relationships between the colonists and the local natives. You can imagine previously it may have been... A honeymoon period. They're just here to see what things are happening. They're there for several weeks, not long. They're guests, but they're going home.