Since colonists had been unhappy with governors appointed by the king, new constitutions minimized the powers of state governors.
Gavrilo Princip, hope i helped :)
Answer:
Because it was one of the first colonies established but was later lost due to people leaving it that is why it is called the lost colony of Roanoke
Maybe it means that there’s a difference between how much land they own or something. It says there was a difference between the amount of land they occupied and the amount of land they couldn’t control. So maybe they didn’t own/have a lot of land but there was a lot of land they couldn’t get to/take over etc. or maybe this situation could be vice versa so they have a ton of land but only a little isn’t “controlled” let me know if this helps sorry if it’s confusing I’m just guessing based on the context clues :)