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Early Explorers (Sir Walter Raleigh (John White Colony (1587, the Lost…
Early Explorers
Sir Walter Raleigh
Amadas and Barlow
Explored Roanoke, NC; returned to England with notebooks of information, samples of plants, and 2 Native Americans (Manteo and Wanchese)
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Ralph Lane Colony
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Thomas Hariot- scientist came and collected plants; John White- artist that drew maps and pictures of natives; built fort Raleigh; colony suffered diseases, food shortages, and trouble with the natives; rescued and brought back to England by Sir Francis
John White Colony
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110 settlers- men, women, and children; Virginia Dare (John White's granddaughter) was the 1st European child to be born in the New World; White had to return to England for supplies, return delayed because of the Spanish Armada and the war with Spain, when he returned in 1590, his colony was just gone (missing)
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He never actually left England- rumor has it the Queen wouldn't let him b/c she was secretly in love with him
Christopher Columbus
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Explored Caribbean, somewhere near present day Cuba
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Claimed land for Spain; met natives and called them Indians, because he thought he was in the Indies
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Ferdinand Magellan
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Southern Argentina, found a narrow passage now called the Straight of Magellan
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Giovanni de Verrazano
NC's tidewater, near Cape Hatteras
"discovered" Pamlico Sound, thought it was Pacific Ocean
Italian, sailed for Spain
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Juan Pardo
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Parris Island, SC, came up to NC Piedmont
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Met and named Catawba Indians, hoped to find gold, but was unsuccessful