7. What did Governor White do in a few weeks after his arrival at Roanoke?
8. What was furnished to him on his arrival in England? Did he at once go back to relieve the colonists?
9. Why did not Governor White immediately return to his suffering people?
10. What became of the "Spanish Armada"? How did Governor White become engaged in this conflict?
11. How long was Governor White away from Roanoke? What did he find on his return? What is supposed to have been the meaning of the word "Croatan"? What did Governor White find?
12. Where is "Croatan"? Can you locate it on the map? Did Governor White go to this place to seek his people? Was any settlement on Roanoke at this time? What effort did Raleigh make to find these people?
CHAPTER IX.
THE FATE OF RALEIGH.
A. D. 1590 TO 1653.
The story of the attempted settlement on Roanoke Island is the story of one of the world's tragedies. Misfortune seemed to be the doom, not only of the colonists, but of many gallant men who sought to aid Sir Walter Raleigh in his enterprise. Sir Humphrey Gilbert, with two of his ships, was the first to perish at sea; Sir Francis Drake and his compeer, Sir John Hawkins, both died of pestilence in the West Indies; and, to the baffled and broken- hearted originator of the scheme, the coming years were black with disaster and death.