SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
NEW NETHERLANDS
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Nothing
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They are back in England now
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They disappeared and no one knows what happened
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John White made up this entire story.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The settlers, who arrived in 1587, disappeared in 1590, leaving behind only two clues: the words “Croatoan” carved into a fort’s gatepost and “Cro” etched into a tree. Theories about the disappearance have ranged from an annihilating disease to a violent rampage by local Native American tribes.
Detailed explanation-2: -Dawson maintains the evidence shows the colony left Roanoke Island with the Croatoans to settle on Hatteras Island. They thrived, ate well, had mixed families and endured for generations.
Detailed explanation-3: -The first Roanoke colonists did not fare well, suffering from dwindling food supplies and Indian attacks, and in 1586 they returned to England aboard a ship captained by Sir Francis Drake.