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john white took so long to get back because there were problems in England at the time and he couldn't get a ship because of the war

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he was making trade with people in Spain and very time he tried something happened

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Q: What did it take john white three years to come back to the Roanoke?
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What delayed John White's return to Roanoke?

a war between England and spain. He went back to Roanoke 3 years later.


What are facts about the colony Roanoke?

1. A colony of English men and women was formed to be called Roanoke.2. John White was the governor of Roanoke.3. A colonist accidentally shot a Native American.4. The colonist of Roanoke didn't know how to farm or hunt.5. Before the colonist shot the Native American the Natives helped teach the colonist how to farm and hunt.6. John White left for a 2 year trip back to England to get supplies needed and came back and found nothing.7. Roanoke was a lost colony.8. The word CRO and CROATOAN were carved into several places on the island.9. There was a nearby island called Croatoan.10. John tried to see if his loved ones where on the neighboring island but he was blocked by a terrible storm that made his ship go back to England.11. John White was going crazy.12. No one ever knew what happened to the colony.


What event kept John White from returning to the first English colony in North America?

The Spanish Armada (1588). The Spanish were about to attack England and all English ships were kept back by Queen Elizabeth I for the defense of England. White could not return to Roanoke until 1590, and found that the colony, including his daughter and granddaughter, had disappeared.


What was the first unsuccessful English colony in America?

The Roanoke Colony, which settled in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. A venture from Walter Raleigh, the colony was fledgling and then abandoned while its governor was in England obtaining supplies. Much speculation has been had since as to the cause, with only a single clue (CROATOAN carved into a fence, CRO into a tree) left behind.


What colony is known as the forgotten colony?

The "Lost Colony" was the Roanoke Island colony, which was founded by John White. He left, and sailed to England, and when he came back, the people had disappeared. There was a name carved into a tree,"Croatan", the name of a tribe nearby. No one has ever been able to decide what happened to them.