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    Unsolved mysteries are usually talked about for years after the event occurred, just for the solid reason that they are interesting and that we were never able to understand what actually happened. There have been unsolved mysteries dating back to the very first colony to ever set foot on American land. This unsolved mystery is called, “The lost colony of Roanoke” and it’s become a sensation across the globe ever since it happened back in the 1500’s. When a group of 117 people followed John…

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    Roanoke Research Paper

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    Have you ever wondered what if someone in your life disappeared? Have you wondered if you leave the room, will the people in that room still be there when you come back? If you leave someone alone, will they still be there when you get back? For the colonists of Roanoke this was a reality as they disappeared without a trace. No one knows where they went and it’s up to the scientists of today to speculate. The colony of Roanoke may have assimilated into or captured by the native indian tribe,…

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    The Roanoke Island Colony; Lost and found? (The New York Times)Centuries ago many English men and women were hoping to settle a successful colony in the new land. When the leader of the colonists John White left them on the island to go get more supplies the colonist mysteriously disappeared with in the time White was gone.(A,E) No one knows what happened to the colonists, in fact the only clue that was left behind was the word Croatoan carved into a tree. (A,B,J & E)So, for now the remains…

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    Trip To Puerto Rico

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    When thinking back to my past, my favorite memory is my trip to Puerto Rico. I got to travel with some of my close friends and really cool adults. We were in Puerto Rico for seven days, and every single day I got to discover the culture and learn something new about the island and the people living on it. We were able to explore the nature there, try Puerto Rican foods, speak in Spanish, and tour historical sites. We left at four in the morning to board our plane. When we arrived on the island,…

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    Do you know what the Roanoke colony was? The Roanoke colony is referred to as the “lost colony”,because nobody knows what happened to them.In late 1500’s the English tried to make their first settlement in the New world off the coast of North Carolina.The first settlers soon returned to England because of a shortage of food and Indian attacks.In 1587 a seconded colony went back to the same place where a man named John White became their leader.John White returned to England to get more supplies…

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    The Disappearance of the Roanoke Settlers In the year of 1585, 107 settlers landed on Roanoke land. They were planning to establish a colony with John White as the leader and governor Ralph Lane.As they began exploring the country, their abundance of food and supplies slowly diminished and John white saw that he had to go back to the homeland, England.He told his men that if anything went wrong, they were to carve signals on a tree indicating what they were going to do. When John White came…

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    at Roanoke for an expedition, Ralph Lane and the men were done. They abandoned the settlement and left behind a fort that was never located. Little did they know that in about a week after they left two supply ships came from England to help them. When the crew of the supply ships realized it was deserted, the leader of the second ship left 15 men or so behind to hold down the fort. Sir Walter Raleigh was very angry with Ralph Lane but did not stray from his mission of making a permanent…

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    What happened to the Roanoke Island? English settlers went to visit Roanoke Island and the only thing that was left was “Croatoan” carved in a tree. Roanoke Island is known as “The Lost Colony.” John White arrived in 1587 and Roanoke disappeared in 1590 (Basu, 2017, August 3). So, what was the Roanoke Island? How did the people mysteriously disappear? Did the English settlers die out? Did the island relocate somewhere? Researchers still don't know what exactly happened to the island. Although…

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    Many researchers have gone in depth trying to find the lost colony of Roanoke, but haven’t yet found it. The quest to discover the colony has continued throughout the years, and several clues have been uncovered. Each clue itself is one step closer to finding the lost colony. Archaeologists investigate every clue found with great care in hopes that it will be the one to lead them on the search for the disappearing colony. While there are many theories about what happened to the lost Roanoke…

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    What happened to the Roanoke Colony? This was the first English colony, mysteriously all the colonists disappeared and many historians have different theories on what happened to them. Did the people from Roanoke Island really disappear or did get attacked by indian tribes? Start your reason 2 There had been three different groups of people that had disappeared from Roanoke Island. The first group arrived in 1984 and came to the island to map it out for resources. The second group arrived…

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