Sir Walter Raleigh founded the Roanoke colony in 1585, under the authority of England. The colony was located in modern day North Carolina, on an island that was later named Roanoke Island. After receiving requests from the colonials, Sir Francis Drake offered to escort their colony back to England in 1587 and chose to leave 15 of his own men behind to ensure safety while he returned to collect the rest of the colony. Drake returned in 1590 and found no signs of any of the nearly 100 colonials that he left in the colony.
French Huguenots, a French protestant movement, established Fort Caroline in 1564, in modern day Jacksonville, Florida. Shortly after the founding of Fort Caroline, Spanish colonizers established St. Augustine colony nearby. The two colonies quickly escalated conflict and began attacking each other. St. Augustine colony was victorious, destroying Fort Caroline.
Built as an outpost in 1562, Charlesfort was a French colony, established as a home for French Protestants seeking religious freedom in the 16th century. The colony was located in modern day Parris Island off of the coast of South Carolina. Jean Ribaut lead the expedition that established the colony and claimed the land in the name of France. Shortly after arriving, Ribaut left the colony, promising the 27 men he left there that he would return in six months with supplies. War in France delayed his return and by the time he made the return trip back to Charlesfort, his 27 men had died from starvation.
In 1541, an advance scouting party, under the command of Jacques Cartier, established one of the earliest new world colonies and named it Charlesbourg-Royal colony. The colony was located near modern day Quebec, Canada. The early colonists were not prepared to handle the severe weather, harsh winters, local diseases and hostilities with local tribes. Within two years of the colony's establishment, it was abandoned.
Shortly after Cartier abandoned Charlesbourg-Royal, he established his second colony near the original site of Charlesbourg-Royal. He named this colony France-Roy and built it on a fortified hilltop, intending it to act as a defense against the local tribes. His original colonists for this pursuit included 150 individuals. Local tribes continued their hostilities towards France-Roy that began with Charlesbourg-Royal. Within a year of the establishment of the colony, Cartier abandoned France-Roy and left the New World.