The Lost Colony of Roanoke

It was destroyed by a natural disaster

It was mysteriously abandoned in 1590 and the colonists vanished without a trace (correct)

The colonists decided to move to a different location

It was invaded by a rival colony

To establish a new political system

To explore new lands and expand their territory

To escape religious persecution in England

To find their own source of wealth and compete with the powerful Spanish empire (correct)

Sir Walter Raleigh, an English explorer

Christopher Columbus, an Italian explorer

Pocahontas, a Native American princess

John White, an English map maker (correct)

<p>Being overrun by their enemies if they didn't find their own source of wealth in the New World</p> Signup and view all the answers

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