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What happened to Roanoke?

What happened to Roanoke?. Where is it? Roanoke Island is in Present-day North Carolina. What happened to Roanoke?. Sir Walter Raleigh received a charter from Queen Elizabeth to colonize Virginia – good for 10 years. What happened to Roanoke?.

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What happened to Roanoke?

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  1. What happened to Roanoke? Where is it? Roanoke Island is in Present-day North Carolina

  2. What happened to Roanoke? • Sir Walter Raleigh received a charter from Queen Elizabeth to colonize Virginia – good for 10 years

  3. What happened to Roanoke? • 1st settlement landed in 1585 – supplies were low but expected the following April • Colonists met Native Americans and things were fine until the colonists accused them of stealing a silver cup, burned Aquascogoc village and executed the village chief

  4. What happened to Roanoke? • April,1586 the supply ships hadn’t returned so the settlers left with Sir Francis Drake

  5. What happened to Roanoke? • July 22, 1587 – 117 colonists arrive led by John White • August 18 – White’s granddaughter, Virginia Dare was –1st English child born in the New World • Native Americans are hostile to the new colonists • White leaves – promises to return with more supplies and colonists

  6. What happened to Roanoke? • White runs into problems in England and can’t return until 3 years later • Finds no trace of the colony or the colonists themselves • Only finds the word “Croatoan” scratched into a tree

  7. What happened to Roanoke? • Some people believe they were captured or killed by Native Americans • Some believe they were wiped out by the Spanish • Some think they were assimilated into local Native American cultures • Some say they died trying to return to England in the small ship White left them to explore the coast

  8. What happened to Roanoke? • Some believe they moved to the Chesapeake bay area near where Jamestown would be founded 20 years later • Chief Powhatan told John Smith he killed a group of people living with an enemy tribe who dressed and talked like Englishmen • Historical accounts differ on this story, however

  9. What happened to Roanoke? • What do you think happened to the colonists of Roanoke? Write 1 paragraph, 3 complete sentences, describing what you think happened to the Roanoke colonists and why.

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