Mysteries are always intriguing. Whether it’s a fictional story by your favorite author, or whether it’s nonfictional and solved long ago. However, a mystery that has never been solved, was created by a small settlement in Roanoke. The settlement, today, is known as the lost colony of Roanoke island. The lost colony of Roanoke is one of the most fascinating mysteries in American history. Despite absolutely no one knowing what happened to Roanoke, many theories have been created to try and understand what occurred. In this paper, I will talk about the possible theories that could be the answers to the mystery.
The story behind the colony and all the events that led up to the disappearance are quite important to understand before we move onto …show more content…
Many rational, and many not. Many people believe different ideas, for different reasons. One theory, is that a disease broke out and killed all of them. What contradicts that idea is that no bones or skulls have been found near that area. This also wouldn’t explain why all the animals, food and homes had vanished. Also, that doesn’t explain why the livestock and homes were disappeared along with the people. Others believe is that the Roanoke colony tried to sail back to England, but got lost at sea. This is possible, however, there is no evidence to support this claim. It is all the while possible, we haven’t found any sort of shipwreck, involving this matter. One of the least likely ideas, is that it was a natural disaster that wiped out the entire population of Roanoke. No evidence supports this claim, but it does contradict it. There was no signs of natural disaster anywhere at Roanoke. The houses weren’t destroyed, but they were gone. The large trees used as a barrier were still in place, but had “CRO” carved into one of them. You may be wondering, what theories out there could be the answer to our question?
The intriguing mystery that is the lost colony of Roanoke may always be a mystery. What exactly happened we might never know. Although, we can still look over all the facts, only to continue and
The story behind the colony and all the events that led up to the disappearance are quite important to understand before we move onto …show more content…
Many rational, and many not. Many people believe different ideas, for different reasons. One theory, is that a disease broke out and killed all of them. What contradicts that idea is that no bones or skulls have been found near that area. This also wouldn’t explain why all the animals, food and homes had vanished. Also, that doesn’t explain why the livestock and homes were disappeared along with the people. Others believe is that the Roanoke colony tried to sail back to England, but got lost at sea. This is possible, however, there is no evidence to support this claim. It is all the while possible, we haven’t found any sort of shipwreck, involving this matter. One of the least likely ideas, is that it was a natural disaster that wiped out the entire population of Roanoke. No evidence supports this claim, but it does contradict it. There was no signs of natural disaster anywhere at Roanoke. The houses weren’t destroyed, but they were gone. The large trees used as a barrier were still in place, but had “CRO” carved into one of them. You may be wondering, what theories out there could be the answer to our question?
The intriguing mystery that is the lost colony of Roanoke may always be a mystery. What exactly happened we might never know. Although, we can still look over all the facts, only to continue and