Summary
A parody song on Roanoke, the English colony whose settlers vanished, leaving only the word 'CROATOAN' carved on a post. A fun way to practice asking historical questions about a real mystery.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
A parody song on Roanoke, the English colony whose settlers vanished, leaving only the word 'CROATOAN' carved on a post.
- What makes Roanoke a mystery?
- What clue did the settlers leave behind?
- What questions would you ask to try to solve what happened?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: colony, mystery, evidence.
Try it: Write two questions a historian might ask to figure out what happened at Roanoke.