SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
COLONIES OF FRANCE ENGLAND
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The settlers moved to a nearby island called Croatan.
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American Indians attacked and destroyed it.
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The settlers found a way to get back to England.
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The settlers became part of the Croatan tribe.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1998, archaeologists studying tree-ring data from Virginia found that extreme drought conditions persisted between 1587 and 1589. These conditions undoubtedly contributed to the demise of the so-called Lost Colony, but where the settlers went after they left Roanoke remains a mystery.
Detailed explanation-2: -There are many theories about what became of Roanoke, none of which are particularly pleasant. Historians have posited that the colonists were killed by Native Americans or hostile Spaniards, or that they died off due to disease or famine, or were victims of a deadly storm.
Detailed explanation-3: -The whole population of Roanoke Island was killed by a disease. This is an absurd theory. It is true that the English had brought over some diseases. However, note, there were no bodies found and the houses had disappeared.
Detailed explanation-4: -Why did Roanoke colony fail? It was, like later English colonies, poorly supplied, and the first colonists were actively hostile toward local Native people. This lack of allies would have made survival as an autonomous community especially difficult-surviving as distinctly Englishmen and women may have been impossible.