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Roanoke Island

  • Oct 12, 1492

    Columbus Discovers America

    Columbus Discovers America
  • Jun 24, 1496

    England Gets Involved; Planted the first English flag on American land

  • Apr 25, 1507

    America is named after Amerigo Vespucci

  • Mar 1, 1524

    France sends Giovanni de Verrazzano to The New World; he lands near Cape Fear

  • Sep 26, 1578

    Humphrey Gilbert gets a patent from Queen Elizabeth to explore The New World

  • England successfully land in America, but leave a few months later

  • England finally colonize America, but it only lasts one year

  • Third attempt at colonization by the English

  • The first colony of America becomes known as The Lost Colony

    The first colony of America becomes known as The Lost Colony
  • Leigh Anne goes on vacation to visit Roanoke Island

    Leigh Anne goes on vacation to visit Roanoke Island