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In each box on the following pages fill in the requested information.

Agent: ____________________________

Period: ____________________________

Exhibit A – John White Poster

2. Why might the second carving have stopped at CRO?.

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  1. What does the CROATOAN carving likely mean?

3. Do you agree with White’s assessment that they got away safely? Why?

Historical Rundown

Assertion:

I believe the settlers _________________________________

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Evidence: (prove your claims above)

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Exhibit _____ shows _________________________________

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Exhibit _____ shows _________________________________

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Exhibit _____ shows _________________________________

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(Complete this only after reviewing all the exhibits.)

Exhibit B – Timeline

  1. Describe the settlers’ relationship with the natives.

2. Describe the settlers’ relationship with the Spanish.

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Exhibit E: Interrogation

Exhibit C – Local Witnesses

Exhibit F – Letter

2. How does this letter indicate a potential danger for the Roanoke settlers?

  1. Why do you think the Spanish attacked the English merchants in Mexico?
  1. How could you explain the natives having English style buildings and English sounding words?

2. How else could you explain Ferdinando’s actions other than him working for the Spanish?

  1. What does the map show to indicate the settlers may not have moved to Croatoan as John White believed?

Exhibit G: Name Records

Exhibit H: Map Expert Interview

1. Approximately what percentage of settler surnames appear among the natives?

2. Is this information reliable? Explain.

  1. Does Ferdinando’s defense sound convincing? Explain.

2. Why might White have covered the fort on the map?

2. Does this evidence tell you that the natives mixed with the English or just met them a few times? Explain.

Exhibit D – Diary

  1. Who was Simon Ferdinando?

.2. What did he do to make the voyage tougher?

3. Some historians have said he might have sabotaged the voyage on purpose, why might he want to do that?

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