Theory Board by Madison Mae Ozier

hedenbea — 2024-01-31 17:01:17 UTC

The colonists assimilated with neighboring Native American tribes.

gillespb — 2024-01-31 17:10:06 UTC

After a long period of time nobody has figured out what really happened to the lost colony of Roanoke.

gillespb — 2024-01-31 17:10:41 UTC

"Croatoan was the name of an island south of Roanoke that was home to a Native American tribe of the same name. Perhaps, then, the colonists were killed or abducted by Native Americans."

hedenbea — 2024-01-31 17:47:59 UTC

"Two Roanoke Indians then volunteered to accompany the explorers back to England: Manteo and Wanchese." But they weren't off to a good start with them so when were seeking help they might have attacked.

gillespb — 2024-01-31 17:48:58 UTC

Some people say they tried to go back to England and got lost at sea or landed at a friendly tribes land.

gillespb — 2024-01-31 17:49:58 UTC

In 2007 people started doing DNA tests to see if they were related to Roanoke settlers.

gillespb — 2024-01-31 17:51:33 UTC

It made a lesson made for the English who would navigate and settle down in Jamestown.

hedenbea — 2024-01-31 17:54:25 UTC

The settlers had arrived too late in the season to grow their own food although few of them had farming experience anyway. so they had a higher chance of starving.

gillespb — 2024-01-31 17:54:52 UTC

John White appointed Sir Walter Raleigh governor of Roanoke Colony and then left everything there to head back to England and gather resources, but when he came back nothing was there.

gillespb — 2024-01-31 17:57:49 UTC

Based on the scarce clues left behind Native Americans killed all the people there.

ozierm1 — 2024-01-31 18:01:09 UTC

When a group of English settlers arrived on Roanoke Island with 115 people.

What Happened to the ‘Lost Colony’ of Roanoke?

ozierm1 — 2024-01-31 18:01:54 UTC

What happened to the people of Croatoan?

gillespb — 2024-01-31 18:09:16 UTC

ozierm1 — 2024-02-01 00:41:23 UTC

North Carolina is now off coast where we know as today North Carolina. The Native American failed the attempt at settlement on Roanoke two years earlier. The colonists intended to form the first permanent English outpost in the New World.

gillespb — 2024-02-01 17:35:36 UTC

Why isn't this a federal investigation?

Map of Roanoke

gillespb — 2024-02-01 17:41:23 UTC

Image of Roanoke

gillespb — 2024-02-01 17:42:00 UTC

gillespb — 2024-02-01 17:43:08 UTC

Someone write "Croatoan" on a post and "Cro" but nobody knows why.