# The colony split; a small party went to Croatoan to watch for ships and the main body moved inland.

> Most likely: The colony split; a small party went to Croatoan to watch for ships and the main body moved inland.

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# The colony split; a small party went to Croatoan to watch for ships and the main body moved inland.

The colony split; a small party went to Croatoan to watch for ships and the main body moved inland.

**Most likely** Answers **1** questionDeduced0

## Where it stands

**Most likely** Its tests partly supported it: two pieces of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Early English material at both Hatteras and the Chowan, in smaller quantity at Hatteras.

## What would rule it out

- English presence shown at only one of the two areas, or at neither.

## Evidence 2 for · none against

[The Foundation describes Sites X and Y as parts of a dispersed farm settlement.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-colony-roanoke/evidence/EVD0CQCCCFY02K0/the-foundation-describes-sites-x-and-y-as-parts-of-a)

Suggestive

FOR

[White's account gives both a planned inland move and the CROATOAN token.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-colony-roanoke/evidence/EVD0CQCCC8443GW/whites-account-gives-both-a-planned-inland-move-and-the)

Established

FOR

## The questions it answers

[What happened to the colonists left on Roanoke Island in 1587?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-colony-roanoke/questions/QST0CQCC6W858JF/what-happened-to-the-colonists-left-on-roanoke-island-in)

Most likelyThe colony split; a small party went to Croatoan to watch for ships and the main body moved inland

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The colony split; a small party went to Croatoan to watch for ships and the main body moved inland. [Answer ANS0CQCCC0A61NB]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CQCCC0A61NB
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