The document summarizes the early British settlements of Roanoke Island and Jamestown in North America. It describes how Roanoke Island was the first British settlement but became known as "The Lost Colony" after the colonists disappeared. Jamestown was established in 1607 in Virginia and faced starvation until Captain John Smith negotiated for food from the Powhatan Indians and instituted a rule requiring colonists to work for provisions. The marriage of John Rolfe to Pocahontas later brought peace between the colonists and Powhatans and economic success through tobacco.