The Lost Roanoke Colony

The researches, historians, and scientist have conducted research for decades this is why it became known as “The Lost Colony". There are theories on what could have happened to the men, women and children who called this land their home but no one knows for sure. Will the mystery ever be solved? We may never

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In this set of materials, the author and the professor discuss the theory of the missing colonists of the Roanoke Island . The author states that the colonists moved to another island called Croatan, whereas the professor claims that this theory is not the most credible one. First, the author alleges that the missing colonists traveled to a neighboring island of Croatan. However, the professor argues that there is only one route to arrive to that place, and as there is no evidence that the colonists used that way, it is possible they decided to go to other location.

The reading passage states that the group of English settlers which, as it was thought before, was sent to Roanoke and did not disappear. It explains that the group relocated to the Island of Croatoa and provides three reasons to support its statement. However, the professor supposes that this theory is still not proved and finds the author’s arguments weak and easily dismisses them. First of all, the article argues that the Governor of the settlement found the word “Croatoa” that was carved onto a piece of wood.

The English colonists on Roanoke Island lived in homes near native villages, but after vanishing without a trace, they are now called the Lost Colony. When John White finally returned to Roanoke Island in 1590, the English colony had vanished, and he allegedly found the words 'CRO ' and 'CROATOAN ' carved on two trees. When White saw that, he thought that the colonists got help from the Croatan Indians on Hatteras Island. The Croatans were peaceful and friendly with the settlers, so the English could have a good relationship with them when the colony was established in 1587. There are many theories about what happened to them: one of them is that they managed to integrate themselves with the Croatan people.

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In 1587, a man by the name John White “led more than 100 men, women, and children in the first attempt to found a permanent English colony in the New World.” The group, John White led, settled on Roanoke Island. When John White arrived at Roanoke on August 18 in 1590 he found that the colony has been abandoned and looted there was no trace of the settlers anywhere. “The word “Croatoan” had been carved on a post and the letters “CRO” scratched into a tree trunk.”

What happened to the Lost Colony? There are many different theories and opinions on what really happened to the lost colony of Roanoke. Some are backed up by facts and science and others are total hoaxes. My opinion based on the documents, is that the colonists ran out of supplies, tried to leave the area for Croatoan, and sunk at sea because they couldn't build sufficient boats.

Throughout the years, the disappearance of Roanoke has been a highly disputed topic among historian. Many historians have many different theories as to how and why Roanoke disappeared. For example, some people believe the Roanoke colonists were killed by hostile Native American tribes, some believe the Colony suffered a plague, and some even go so far as to say the settlers were abducted by aliens. However, many of these theories have little or no merit. There are many theories as to why Roanoke disappeared.

Imagine an explorer going back to his colony and no one was there, no sign of the colonists. This is what explorer John White went through with his colony of Roanoke. Roanoke is still one of the most unknown disappearances of people in the world. The Roanoke colony disappeared because the Croatan tribe had the colonist assimilated with the tribe’s culture. Roanoke has many reasons for its disappearance by the amount of time John White was gone for, the carving of Croatoan on a tree, and the major drought that hit the colonists.

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