February 2nd, 2018History 103Queen Elizabeth 1●Went to the docks to see Sir Francis Drake○Francis Drake → successfully stole spanish gold of the spaniard ships●She allowed subject s to claim land in north america○1586 Colony of Roanoke Island - off the coast of North Carolina○Won’t be financed by the govt. → will be private settlementsColonial Era(English colonial era last until the american revolution 1775)●Colonies MUST ask(get permission)the English govt. If they want to start a new colony●Sir Walter Raleigh○Put up money for the new colony but didn't actually go○Sent 2 ships with about 100 people (men, women, children)■Ships left people in Roanoke and said they would be back with morepeople and supplies - did not come back for 2 yearsJamestown 1607(Queen Elizabethwas dead by this time so her cousin James became King)●King James 1st had the Virginia Company of London → stock company○Allowed for rich people in England to invest in the VA colonies●
