Over five hundred years ago, 118 settlers disappeared out of thin air. The Roanoke Colony was a bunch of settlers that wanted to make the new world (America) repopulated and successful. John White was the leader of the colony right before it disappeared. Virginia Dare was the first English child to be born in the new world. Some of the main theories sounds correct, but there are no evidence to back them up. ONe is that they were killed by a tribe of Indians. Another one is that they moved up North away from the Island. Since its disappearance in 1588, the lost colony of Roanoke has intrigued people for centuries and has spawned numerous conspiracy theories.
The lost colony first started in 1585, 22 years before Jamestown and 37 before the pilgrims settled in Massachusetts. The colony was ruled by Ralph Lane, but before him it was Sir Richard Grenville. Greenville was the person to transport the colony to virginia. The colonists were not ready or prepared for this at all. They were not very clever and depended on local indians for their food. They antagonized the indians and messed with them all the time. They would kidnap and hold their people hostage in exchange for food and help. The first colony lasted for about a whole ten years. The lost colony consists of 90 …show more content…
He returned to an empty colony, with little evidence to where they have gone.The only evidence they found was some words carved into a cheer. “CROA” and “CROATANS” were the words that were carved into the trees(Ancient Origins). With those words being carved in the trees, it triggered some concern a lot of people. Some people say that those words have a demonic meaning to them. The colonists kept a log book with all their activities and the last log they had was in 1587, John White returned to the colony in 1590, and the colonists were gone. It was said that they left with no struggle at
The lost colony first started in 1585, 22 years before Jamestown and 37 before the pilgrims settled in Massachusetts. The colony was ruled by Ralph Lane, but before him it was Sir Richard Grenville. Greenville was the person to transport the colony to virginia. The colonists were not ready or prepared for this at all. They were not very clever and depended on local indians for their food. They antagonized the indians and messed with them all the time. They would kidnap and hold their people hostage in exchange for food and help. The first colony lasted for about a whole ten years. The lost colony consists of 90 …show more content…
He returned to an empty colony, with little evidence to where they have gone.The only evidence they found was some words carved into a cheer. “CROA” and “CROATANS” were the words that were carved into the trees(Ancient Origins). With those words being carved in the trees, it triggered some concern a lot of people. Some people say that those words have a demonic meaning to them. The colonists kept a log book with all their activities and the last log they had was in 1587, John White returned to the colony in 1590, and the colonists were gone. It was said that they left with no struggle at