England decided to set up its own colony.Īt the time, London, England, was crowded and filthy. Spain had already grown rich off its many colonies, becoming the most powerful nation in the world.
These settlers built new towns while collecting (and sometimes stealing) natural treasures. Ordinary Europeans had started moving there to form colonies. Within three years, he and the other colonists would vanish.īy the time Robert was born, in the late 1500s, explorers weren’t the only ones visiting America. And they would gather treasures to send back home-furs, fruit, spices, maybe even gold.īut if Robert had known what would soon happen on Roanoke, he might have jumped back on the ship and sailed home to England. Robert, his dad, and about 115 other people had come here for an important mission: to start a colony, a little piece of England in America. This was Roanoke, a tiny island off the coast of what the English called Virginia. Thick forests hummed with the sound of frogs. Golden beaches sloped down to glittering water. (This had actually happened to someone.)īut when Robert stepped onshore, he forgot about the awful trip. If you dunked into the ocean for a bath, you might get bitten by a shark. Human waste sloshed around the bottom of the ship. The journey across the ocean from England had taken two months. And he and his dad were finally here: America! Back home in England, most people had only heard stories about this dazzling land. Ten-year-old Robert Ellis could hardly believe it. Within three years, he and the other colonists would vanish from the face of the Earth. They would build a cozy village, set up farms, and gather treasures to send back home-furs, fruit, spices, maybe even gold.īut if Robert had known what would soon happen on Roanoke, he might have jumped right back on the ship and sailed home to England.
Golden beaches sloped into glittering water. Stretched out before him was a place of unimaginable beauty. (This had actually happened to someone.)īut when Robert stepped onshore that warm day in 1587, memories of the nightmarish trip melted away. Human waste sloshed around the bottom of the boat. The journey by ship across the ocean from England had taken two miserable months. And finally Robert and his father were here: America! Back home in England, most people had only heard stories about this dazzling, unfamiliar land.
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