In American colonial history, several colonies attempted to settle permanently in North America but failed. The failure of the colonies is largely attributed to food shortages, bad weather, and hostility from the natives. Here is a list of 7 colonies with notable failed attempts to settle in North America.\n\n\n\n
In 1526, Lucas Vazquez de Ayllon led the former Spanish colony, San Miguel de Guadalupe, to explore South Carolina. Having gotten consent from the Spanish crown, Ayllon took it upon himself to fund six ships with about 100 enslaved Africans and 500 colonists.\n\n\n\n
In August 1526, the colony first landed in Winyah Bay. However, the settlement soon landed in misfortunes. The flagship holding most of the troupe’s food sank, and their native pathfinders deserted them. Due to these misfortunes, Ayllon led a scouting mission for more suitable land. They finally landed in a new town and named it San Miguel de Gualdape. However, the colony was hit by an unexpected disease that wiped out a huge part of the population.\n\n\n\n
Upon the death of Ayllon in October, the colony split, with some wanting to stay and others wanting to leave the colony. The dispute led to a mutiny, resulting in the slaves capturing rebels and burning their homes. The mutiny survivors then abandoned the settlement and traveled back home in November.\n\n\n\n
The next settlement, Charlesbourg-Royal, was founded by Jacques Cartier, a French navigator. Initially, Jacques Cartier explored the Canadian cost to find the best routes to China. During this survey, he spotted some good areas to settle. He led a colony of 400 colonists into present-day Cap Rouge and named the settlement Charlesbourg-Royal after Charles III, Duke of Orleans.\n\n\n\n
The colonist set out to hunt for precious metals and came across piles of gold and diamond. At first, the French colony was successful and survived its winter season. However, Jacques Cartier failed to manage his unruly men, which made the natives hostile toward them. Instead of waiting for the official leader of the troupe, de Roberval, to arrive, Cartier and his men foresaw failure and returned to France in secrecy, unbeknown to de Roberval.\n\n\n\n
On arrival in France, Cartier discovered the valuables they had discovered were worthless minerals, although they looked similar to gold and diamond. De Roberval took over the settlement but abandoned it in 1543 after unbearable weather, diseases, and hostility from the natives.\n\n\n\n
In 1559, conqueror Trist\u00e1n de Luna y Arrellano founded the Spanish settlement Santa Maria de Ochuse in Pensacola. Trist\u00e1n arrived in present-day Florida with colonists, soldiers, and slaves. Upon arriving, the settlement encountered a hurricane that sank their ships, leading to death and loss of provisions. Due to this calamity, most of the population opted to explore the inland leaving behind a few soldiers and slaves. However, a mutiny arose amongst the remaining settlers, leading to the site’s abandonment in 1561.\n\n\n\n
In June 1546, approximately 200 French colonists built Fort Caroline on the Northeastern Florida coast. However, the inhabitant of the fort faced hunger, hostility from the natives, and diseases. Even so, the fort withstood the tribulations, although the inhabitant lost morale. Later, the fort was reinstated by Jean Ribault, who brought in more soldiers and colonists.\n\n\n\n
Although the fort was regaining its glory, a Spanish expedition led by Pedro Menendez de Aviles sailed over to conquer the fort but was unsuccessful. The Spanish expedition then moved further south to build a fort that was later christened St. Augustine.\n\n\n\n
On hearing of the new fort, Jean Ribault gathered an army to destroy it, although a sudden storm hit the troupe. Pedro Menendez de Aviles then took advantage of the bad weather, attacked Fort Caroline, and killed all inhabitants except 50 women and children. The fort then continued as a rebuilt Spanish outpost. In 1968, de Gourgues, a French adventurer, burned down the fort in revenge.\n\n\n\n
Nine Jesuit missionaries founded the Spanish colony Ajacan on the Chesapeake Bay. Alongside the missionaries was Paquiquineo, a member of the native tribe who was previously kidnapped from the area. However, their food supply soon became depleted, forcing them to follow Paquiquineo into the forest in search of food. The captive took it as a chance to escape and regrouped members of the Powhatan to murder the settler and destroy the mission.\n\n\n\n
The British colony of Roanoke was founded in August 1585 by Sir Walter Raleigh. However, the colony was soon hit by food shortages and hostility from local tribes forcing them to leave the area. However, in 1586, John White drove back new settlers, including his family, into the area. Later, White made his way to England to resupply their provisions but was delayed by the Spanish invasion of the British navy. When he got back to the colony, the settlers abandoned the site.\n\n\n\n
Saint Croix Island was founded in 1604 by cartographers Samuel Champlain and Pierre Dugua de Mons. However, the colony was hit by an icy winter that led to food shortages and scurvy. The situation led to several settlers’ deaths, forcing the colony to move to Port Royal. The port was later abandoned.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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