(1) Define Sir Walter Raleigh and the lost colony of Roanoke and the purpose of English colonization. During the Age of Exploration, the countries of Spain and England were rivals. Spain, after Columbus made his discoveries, continued to explore and colonize lands in Mexico and Peru. With the riches obtained, Spain overwhelmed England with its powerful navy, but failed due to the strong will and nationalism of the English explorers. Sir Walter Raleigh was among these brave men and soon became a distinguished member of English society. He was favored by Queen Elizabeth but was still not satisfied with his glamorous life. Raleigh wanted to bring glory to England so that its superiority would surpass that of Spain. Raleigh inherited the right to found an English colony from his half-brother. He arrived in the land north of Florida with two ships and found that the island was rich in resources. The following year, after turning back and being knighted by Queen Elizabeth for his efforts, Raleigh returned to Roanoke Island with seven ships and one hundred colonists. The colony of Roanoke was founded under the authority of Ralph Lane after Sir Richard Grenville, who had transported the colonists to the island, returned to Britain for supplies. However, the colonists were ill-prepared and were often deceived and attacked. They encountered many difficulties and suffered from lack of food. Two years later, Raleigh attempted to establish a colony in the New World for the second time with John White as appointed governor. Before returning to England for supplies, he told the colonist to carve a cross on a tree if there was ever danger. Upon his return, he saw the name of a neighbor who is...... in the center of the paper...... h government. For example, in the colonies of Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware there were direct officials who worked for the king. They supervised people who worked on large tracts of land for political or financial benefit. Most of these colonies were operated under a charter agreement revised by the king. This indirect method of rule did not require much direct involvement from the king. The main difference between the two colonies is that later, when the colonies abroad became more permanent and many of the difficulties eased, the royal colony method of government became more popular. . A royal colony consisted of two sections of government that included a representative of the king and local elected officials. However, a proprietary colony usually consisted of one or two individual rulers responsible for the leased land.