Alice

All of a sudden, now they're coming here to take your resources, to take the area that had just been yours. They're no longer guests. Now they're permanent residents. And anyone who's lived with anyone else, college roommates, anything like that, know that there can be friction and tension when you live in close proximity with someone else.

All of a sudden, now they're coming here to take your resources, to take the area that had just been yours. They're no longer guests. Now they're permanent residents. And anyone who's lived with anyone else, college roommates, anything like that, know that there can be friction and tension when you live in close proximity with someone else.

So, again, we don't have cell phones here, right? And so Grenville didn't know that his hundred men that he left behind had already left. So he returns to the colony with the provisions as promised. Now, a little late. He said he'd be back April, but it takes a long time to go around the world. And so he comes back several months later in August.

So, again, we don't have cell phones here, right? And so Grenville didn't know that his hundred men that he left behind had already left. So he returns to the colony with the provisions as promised. Now, a little late. He said he'd be back April, but it takes a long time to go around the world. And so he comes back several months later in August.

He shows up with the provisions, looks around, and he's like... Gosh, okay, the colony has been abandoned. So what he does is he leaves 15 men and two years worth of supplies in order to protect Raleigh's claim to Roanoke Island. Because remember what we talked about that charter where you're just like naming stars? It only belongs to England and Raleigh so long as it's still theirs.

He shows up with the provisions, looks around, and he's like... Gosh, okay, the colony has been abandoned. So what he does is he leaves 15 men and two years worth of supplies in order to protect Raleigh's claim to Roanoke Island. Because remember what we talked about that charter where you're just like naming stars? It only belongs to England and Raleigh so long as it's still theirs.

But if no one is still at the colony, anyone can come by and now claim it for Spain, claim it for another country. And so he needs to protect it because all those men, they just left.

But if no one is still at the colony, anyone can come by and now claim it for Spain, claim it for another country. And so he needs to protect it because all those men, they just left.

now meanwhile the colonists who had returned to england there showing off all the new novelties that they discovered like potatoes tobacco and maize now despite the failure of this first settlement these new-found goods were enough to entice a new group

now meanwhile the colonists who had returned to england there showing off all the new novelties that they discovered like potatoes tobacco and maize now despite the failure of this first settlement these new-found goods were enough to entice a new group

to attempt to colonize the island so the following year in fifteen eighty seven there's a second expedition that goes to roanoke island now this expedition was again organized by sir walter raleigh again he can't go himself but he organizes it And so this next one that he sends over, John White, he's going to be the colony's governor, and he's going to have domain over 117 settlers.

to attempt to colonize the island so the following year in fifteen eighty seven there's a second expedition that goes to roanoke island now this expedition was again organized by sir walter raleigh again he can't go himself but he organizes it And so this next one that he sends over, John White, he's going to be the colony's governor, and he's going to have domain over 117 settlers.

This time, we learn from our mistake. It's not just going to be all men. They were like, you know what? If you leave all these men by themselves, they're going to go kill some chiefs, and then they're just going to hightail it out of there without doing what they were supposed to do, which is to figure out what the resources were, set up a colony, protect it, stay there.

This time, we learn from our mistake. It's not just going to be all men. They were like, you know what? If you leave all these men by themselves, they're going to go kill some chiefs, and then they're just going to hightail it out of there without doing what they were supposed to do, which is to figure out what the resources were, set up a colony, protect it, stay there.

So this time they send families and there were 89 men, 17 women and 11 children. And each family who was going to go, they got something for it because this is dangerous. This is important work. If you went, your family would receive at least 500 acres of land given to them by none other than the queen.

So this time they send families and there were 89 men, 17 women and 11 children. And each family who was going to go, they got something for it because this is dangerous. This is important work. If you went, your family would receive at least 500 acres of land given to them by none other than the queen.

But much of their hope was dashed only days after their arrival. One of the colonists, George Howe, was found dead on the beach after being murdered by Native Americans. Now, this was a clear sign that the local tribes had not forgotten about the murder of their former chief and trade with them was out of the question. In other words, even though these are different people, it doesn't matter.

But much of their hope was dashed only days after their arrival. One of the colonists, George Howe, was found dead on the beach after being murdered by Native Americans. Now, this was a clear sign that the local tribes had not forgotten about the murder of their former chief and trade with them was out of the question. In other words, even though these are different people, it doesn't matter.

It's all England, right? And this is meant to send a message and a vicious message at that. So in August of 1587, the settlers urged White to return to England to get more supplies. Now, John White reluctantly agreed, but he was afraid to leave his daughter, Elizabeth, and his new granddaughter, Virginia Dare, who he said was the first English colonist to be born in the Americas.

It's all England, right? And this is meant to send a message and a vicious message at that. So in August of 1587, the settlers urged White to return to England to get more supplies. Now, John White reluctantly agreed, but he was afraid to leave his daughter, Elizabeth, and his new granddaughter, Virginia Dare, who he said was the first English colonist to be born in the Americas.