Escape the room.
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- Go and steal treasure from the Spanish Treasure ships
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- In one year I will send 100 colonists to Roanoke Island, Virginia.
- England would benefit from the raw materials and lumber...
- You should set up a colony in North America
- Where is everyone?
- England saw that Spain had become wealthy as a result of its colonies in the Americas. Queen Elizabeth of England encouraged her sea captains to attack Spanish treasure ships. The captured Treasure made England wealthy and powerful.
- Croatoan
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- England wanted to set up colonies in the Americas. England would benefit from lumber and other raw materials. In 1584, Queen Elizabeth told Walter Raleigh to set up a colony in North America. A year later Raleigh sent 100 colonists to Roanoke Island, Virginia.
- The colonists left back to England when they ran out of supplies In 1587 John White led another group of settlers. They also ran low on supplies and were attacked by the native Americans. White went back to England for supplies. When he returned three years later, everyone was gone.
- The word "Croatoan" was carved on a post. The mystery remains on what had happened to the Roanoke colonists.
- There are two theories of what happened to the Roanoke colonists.1.) The Roanoke Colonists were attacked and killed by the Native Americans
- 2.) The Roanoke Colonists went with the Native Americans
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