Roanoke Colony expedition

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Roanoke_Colony_expedition

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Roanoke_Colony gptkb:Lost_Colony
gptkbp:category	gptkb:Colonial_United_States gptkb:English_colonization_of_the_Americas gptkb:History_of_North_Carolina
gptkbp:clueLeftBehind	CRO carved on tree CROATOAN carved on post
gptkbp:country	gptkb:England
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:Jamestown_Colony
gptkbp:lastContact	1587
gptkbp:lastVisitByJohnWhite	1590
gptkbp:leader	gptkb:John_White
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Roanoke_Island present-day North Carolina
gptkbp:mystery	disappearance of settlers
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Ananias_Dare gptkb:Eleanor_Dare gptkb:Virginia_Dare
gptkbp:numberOfColonists	approximately 115
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:1585_Roanoke_expedition
gptkbp:purpose	establish English colony in North America
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Croatan_people gptkb:Croatoan_Island gptkb:Anglo-Spanish_War
gptkbp:result	disappearance of colonists
gptkbp:secondExpeditionDate	1587
gptkbp:sponsor	gptkb:Sir_Walter_Raleigh
gptkbp:startDate	1585
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Sir_Richard_Grenville
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Roanoke Colony expedition