The lost colony of Roanoke will always remain a mystery as to how it disappeared off the face of the earth. There were 115 colonist who a set sail for the new world. They were supporting the English Crown and were led by Sir Walter Raleigh. Sir Raleigh had a charter, which allowed him to explore and to rule any land that he came upon, from the Queen of England. When they landed on the new world they landed on modern day North Carolina. The colonist set up and built the village of Roanoke. Not long after they had arrived Queen Elizabeth declared war with Spain and all ships were needed in order to fend of the Spanish Armada. During those three years something happened, because when John white and Sir Walter Raleigh came back all they found was the word "Croatoan"and "CRO" carved into trees or posts. …show more content…
Recent studies and archeological digs show that the people of Roanoke moved from their original location and became part of either one or more tribes. To the south of the colony there is a Native American tribe, Croatoan, which is what was carved into the trees in Roanoke. I believe that the colonist made a ship and got accepted by the Native American tribe. When John White, the appointed governor of Roanoke appointed by Sir Walter Raleigh, left he told the colonist to mark a tree if they were moving and to where. Since the colonist left the word "Croatoan" carved into a tree it leads me to believe that that's what they