Roanoke Island Colony Theory

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The colony had been established in 1587, when 117 men, women, and children from England landed on the island and set up a colony under the leadership of Governor John White. Because of an extreme shortgage of food and supplies, the colony decided to return to England to obtain much-needed resources. He was unable to return to the colony immediately because England and Spain were at war the war was causing disruptions to transportation by ship over the Atlantic. When White returned to Roanoke Island, the colonists were all gone, and the letters "Cro" were carved on one of the trees, and the word "Croatan" was carved onto a fence post. One theory about the colonists whereabouts is that they moved to a different island. Croaten is the name of

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