Early Explorers
This English explorer led the first attempt to settle Roanoke in 1585.
Who is Sir Walter Raleigh?
The Roanoke settlers struggled to survive because they had limited amounts of this.
What is food?
The only clue left behind by the colonists was this carved word.
What is “CROATOAN”?
Roanoke was located off the coast of this present-day U.S. state.
What is North Carolina?
This set of carved rocks, claimed to be written by Eleanor Dare, described the colonists’ struggles. Historians now believe they are likely fake.
What are the Dare Stones?
He was the governor of the second Roanoke colony and left for England for supplies.
Who is John White?
Many colonists relied on this activity for survival, but the soil/ time of year made it difficult.
What is farming?
John White returned to Roanoke after these many years away.
What is three years?
Roanoke is part of this chain of narrow islands along the Atlantic Coast. (Hint: TV SHOW)
What are the Outer Banks?
One theory says the colonists tried sailing back to England but were lost after this type of disaster on the water.
What is a shipwreck?
This queen gave permission for the Roanoke settlement to be created.
Who is Queen Elizabeth I?
This type of shelter, similar to small wooden houses, was common for settlers.
What are cottages or wooden huts?
Some historians believe the colonists may have joined this nearby Native American group.
Who are the Croatan / Croatoan tribe?
This ocean surrounds the land where Roanoke was settled.
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
Another theory suggests the settlers died during violent encounters with these groups who lived nearby.
Who are Native American tribes?
This word describes a person who explores new lands for their home country.
What is an explorer?
This group of people, including women and children, arrived in the second Roanoke colony, showing it was meant to be permanent.
Who are families?
One theory suggests the colonists died because of this weather-related challenge.
What is winter?
The settlers sailed across this large body of water to reach the New World.
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
Many historians think the colonists may have survived by joining this nearby tribe, even living among them for years.
Who are the Croatoan (or Croatan) tribe?
This Native American leader helped early Roanoke settlers before relations became tense.
Who is Chief Wingina?
This English baby, born in Roanoke, became the first English child born in the New World.
Who is Virginia Dare?
The Roanoke colony is often called this because its disappearance remains unsolved.
What is “The Lost Colony”?
This word describes a piece of land almost completely surrounded by water, like Roanoke Island.
What is a peninsula?
Scientific evidence, like tree-ring studies, shows a severe one of these hit the area, possibly forcing the colonists to move or die.
What is a drought?