Leif Erikson (c. 970 – c. 1020) was an Icelandic explorer and probably the first European visitor to North America, 500 years before Christopher Columbus.
What happened to Roanoke? Where is it? Roanoke Island is in Present-day North Carolina.
ENGLISH COLONIZATION CIVILIZATION COMES TO THE NEW WORLD.
Exploration & Colonization 1492-1673 In the late 1400’s European explorers began to sail and chart the oceans of the world.
In 1588, Philip II of Spain sent a fleet of ships to invade England Consisted of 130 ships and started with 17,000 men Another 18,000 would be picked.
Chapter 2 P. 25-42 The Planting of English America 1500-1733.
