| | There are many speculations of what could have happened. Example are: Roanoke was destroyed by a Natural Disaster(i.e. Tsunami, Hurricane), the Croatans killed the entire colony. However, if the destruction was from natural disaster, then why would they carve the word "Croatan" into the tree? If the colony was killed by Croatans, then why did they only find the bones of one man? Also, when some of the colonists left to get supplies from England, they made the agreement that if the colonists were in danger, they would carve a message into a tree and sign with a cross. When they found the carving on the tree it did not have a cross, hence the colonist could not have been in danger. The last possibility and most excepted one is that the colonists relocated to Croatan Island and eventually merged into Indian Culture. The bones found at Roanoke could have been a man who died from disease or even starvation, this would have been a good cause for the colonist to go to the Indians for help. | | There are many speculations of what could have happened. Example are: Roanoke was destroyed by a Natural Disaster(i.e. Tsunami, Hurricane), the Croatans killed the entire colony. However, if the destruction was from natural disaster, then why would they carve the word "Croatan" into the tree? If the colony was killed by Croatans, then why did they only find the bones of one man? Also, when some of the colonists left to get supplies from England, they made the agreement that if the colonists were in danger, they would carve a message into a tree and sign with a cross. When they found the carving on the tree it did not have a cross, hence the colonist could not have been in danger. The last possibility and most excepted one is that the colonists relocated to Croatan Island and eventually merged into Indian Culture. The bones found at Roanoke could have been a man who died from disease or even starvation, this would have been a good cause for the colonist to go to the Indians for help. |
| − | 7. From head to tail, the cartoon shows the snake in pieces each one representing a colony. These colonies were part of the rebellion against Britain. The phrase under the picture says, "Join or Die." This means that if the rest of the Colonies do not join with the rest, they will die. | + | 7. From head to tail, the cartoon shows the snake in pieces each one representing a colony. These colonies were part of the rebellion against Britain. The phrase under the picture says, "Join or Die." This means that if the rest of the Colonies do not join with the rest, they will die. I think it was probably made around 1773. |