SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
COLONIES OF FRANCE ENGLAND
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England was fighting a war against Spain and his ship could not leave.
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He did not want to return.
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He got lost.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -White, however, was unable to return to the island because of the onset of the Anglo-Spanish War in 1588. Because of the war, White could not procure a ship as all were being used in the war. White was finally able to return to the colony on August 18, 1590, aboard a privateering vessel.
Detailed explanation-2: -White was unable to return to Roanoke for three years, however, due to French pirate attacks and England’s war with Spain. Finally, in August 1590, White returned to Roanoke Island.
Detailed explanation-3: -After arriving back in England in October 1587, White was prevented from immediately returning to Roanoke Island because of England’s war with Spain.
Detailed explanation-4: -A poor and unpopular leader, White agreed to be a messenger back to England to inform the colony’s backers of the location change and a need for new supplies. Waylaid by the Spanish Armada, he did not return until 1590; the colonists had disappeared. White died three years later.
Detailed explanation-5: -A year and a half passed after the defeat of the Armada before ships were again sent to Roanoke Island. Finally on 15 August 1590, three years after his departure, White arrived at what we now call the Outer Banks.