USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -White returned to England to procure more supplies, but the war with Spain delayed his return to Roanoke. By the time he finally returned in August 1590, everyone had vanished. In 1998, archaeologists studying tree-ring data from Virginia found that extreme drought conditions persisted between 1587 and 1589.

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: -In late 1587, White returned to England for supplies. The return expedition was delayed due to various reasons, including the Spanish Armada. Governor White finally returned to Roanoke Island in August 1590, but found the colony had been long deserted.

Detailed explanation-4: -Most researchers think the colonists likely encountered disease-caused by New World microbes their bodies had never encountered before-or violence. The research team thinks that when the crisis-whatever that may have been-hit, the colonists split up into smaller groups and dispersed.

Detailed explanation-5: -After arriving back in England in October 1587, White was prevented from immediately returning to Roanoke Island because of England’s war with Spain. His attempt to do so in 1588 ended when pirates stole all his supplies. Finally, he was granted permission to return in early 1590.