I don't know what exactly you mean. But i think it is about building and finishing the Panama Channel in 1914. And changing the shape of the country and it's economical landscape. The Channel connects the Atlantic and Pacific ocean.
Roanoke Island, because it was the first area settled in north carolina. It was the first, so likely the most controlled and populated region, making it a safer place to settle.
Vernal, spring are the answers
