Question

Sir Walter Raleigh founded the colony Roanoke off the coast of modern-day North Carolina. Three years after receiving supplies, the colonists disappeared. The only clue to their disappearance was the word "Croatoan" carved on a tree. Theorize what you think happened to the colonists. Explain your reasoning.

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In 1998, archaeologists studying tree-ring data from Virginia found that extreme drought conditions persisted between 1587 and 1589. These conditions undoubtedly contributed to the demise of the so-called Lost Colony, but where the settlers went after they left Roanoke remains a mystery. One theory has them being absorbed into an Indian tribe known as the Croatans. So they eaitherdied from lack of food and water or were  killed by the natives

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