... and the hunt for a prime settlement site that England discovered Roanoke Island. Roanoke comes from the Indian word Rawenoke, meaning shell money. Roanoke Island is just off the coast of what is now North Carolina, and is surrounded by the four bodies of water including the Pamlico, Croatan, Albemarle, and Roanoke Sounds. Part of the Outer Banks is blocked from the Atlantic Ocean on the eastern coast by a strip of land called Bodie Island. Sir Walter Raleigh, an English Soldier, was in charge of hiring the ships captains and crew for the trip to the New World. He would provide the financing and all necessary food and supplies to sustain the travelers during their journey. Find recruits among England's population to be possible colonists, and those willing to invest capital. Sir Walter Raleigh does not take this trip to the New World; he is just the coordinator and ...

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