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Lost Colony of Roanoke
Lost Colony of Roanoke3 key questions · 5 questions · 0 answered
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QuestionWhere it stands
Most likelyNo; the English objects are later trade goods or heirlooms reaching a Croatoan town
Most likelyThe colony split; a small party went to Croatoan to watch for ships and the main body moved inland
Most likelyYes; harvest failure for colonists and neighbours pushed them to move or killed them
Most likelyThat some had gone to Croatoan, while others had already moved inland as planned