Roanoke Island Mystery

From http://hvg.heinemann.co.uk Documentary detailing the experiences of English settlers on Roanoke Island, USA: the expedition was documented by Thomas Harris and sketched by John White; a reading on the difficulties of finding the mainland coast due to the treacherous shallows and numerous small islands; initially the settlers were enthusiastic once landed, the Indians were friendly and the weather fair, the settlers depended on the Indians for food as their own seeds had been lost or had rotted; the Indians began to resent this persistent demand from the settlers and tensions rose between them, leading to violence; Drake took this group of failed settlers off Roanoke and brought them back home to England; in July 1587, 157 people returned to Roanoke and set up in the original settlement, they made contact again with the Indian tribes, the relationship was friendly but unpredictable; after a while the settlers began to run out of stores, John White was persuaded to return to England for further supplies; after he left Roanoke the settlers were never seen again; White returned to find the settlement deserted, he wanted to continue the search as his daughter was with the settlers but the weather was bad and the ships crew wanted to get to the Caribbean, so he turned back.

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Education

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• USA
• America
• colonisation
• KS2 history
• Tudors
• settlers

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