The Lost Colony of Roanoke
Introduction
Today, the story of Roanoke Island colony, famously known as the “lost colony” remains one of the fascinating stories in American history. In a similar fashion to the unsolved murder that took place at Greystone Mansion in the 1920s, the disappearance of the colonial masters in the Island of Roanoke remains a mystery that historians and other experts are yet to explain (Stahle et al. 564). Ideally, the Roanoke case was the region that the English made the first attempt to establish a colony in America.
Unluckily, the establishment failed with the mysterious disappearance of the colonial masters, thus landing the name “Lost Colony.” The colony was located on Roanoke Island, which was off the coast of North …show more content…
The first theory indicates that colonialists could have could have been killed. When Jamestown was established by 1607, the colonialist at the town tried to establish contacts with the local tribes to determine what happened to the colony at Roanoke Island.
As such, first information from John Smith, the leader of the town from 1608 to 1609 indicated that Wahunsunacock, who was the chief of the Powhatan tribe, led the murder of the colonialists at Roanoke by his tribesmen (Stahle et al. 564). Besides, considering that the colonialists had the habit of question the local people they met on the fate of the disappeared colonialists, the questioned natives indicated that they had observed settlements of two storied buildings and thatched-roof houses.
Others indicated having witnessed tribes that were able to speak and read English and dressed in a similar fashion to the Europeans. In addition, a young boy was seen in Jamestown who dressed as one of the natives and had blond hair and pale skill, which led to the conclusion that Roanoke colonialist could have split and integrated into several different groups (Hume 664). On the other hand, another theory indicates that the colonialists could have become a victim of the Spaniards who had initially settled on the coast of
Introduction
Today, the story of Roanoke Island colony, famously known as the “lost colony” remains one of the fascinating stories in American history. In a similar fashion to the unsolved murder that took place at Greystone Mansion in the 1920s, the disappearance of the colonial masters in the Island of Roanoke remains a mystery that historians and other experts are yet to explain (Stahle et al. 564). Ideally, the Roanoke case was the region that the English made the first attempt to establish a colony in America.
Unluckily, the establishment failed with the mysterious disappearance of the colonial masters, thus landing the name “Lost Colony.” The colony was located on Roanoke Island, which was off the coast of North …show more content…
The first theory indicates that colonialists could have could have been killed. When Jamestown was established by 1607, the colonialist at the town tried to establish contacts with the local tribes to determine what happened to the colony at Roanoke Island.
As such, first information from John Smith, the leader of the town from 1608 to 1609 indicated that Wahunsunacock, who was the chief of the Powhatan tribe, led the murder of the colonialists at Roanoke by his tribesmen (Stahle et al. 564). Besides, considering that the colonialists had the habit of question the local people they met on the fate of the disappeared colonialists, the questioned natives indicated that they had observed settlements of two storied buildings and thatched-roof houses.
Others indicated having witnessed tribes that were able to speak and read English and dressed in a similar fashion to the Europeans. In addition, a young boy was seen in Jamestown who dressed as one of the natives and had blond hair and pale skill, which led to the conclusion that Roanoke colonialist could have split and integrated into several different groups (Hume 664). On the other hand, another theory indicates that the colonialists could have become a victim of the Spaniards who had initially settled on the coast of