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John White returned to England to gather supplies and reinforcements for the Roanoke colony that he had established. He intended to return quickly, but due to delays caused by the Anglo-Spanish War, he was unable to come back for three years. When he finally returned to Roanoke Island, the colonists had disappeared, leading to the mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke.
When John White returned to Roanoke after several years in England, he found that the colonists he had left behind had mysteriously disappeared.
John White returned to Roanoke to check on the colony he had previously established there. He left the colonists to return to England for supplies and reinforcements. Upon his return, he found the colony abandoned with no sign of the colonists, a mystery that remains unsolved to this day.
The first settlers on Roanoke Island wanted to return to England because they were facing harsh conditions, including food shortages, conflicts with Native Americans, and a lack of support from England. They hoped to get supplies and reinforcements from England to help them survive.
Spain was preparing to invade England. Spain and England were in a war and he could not reach his ship so he had to postpone his arrival to Roanoke.
Ralegh's settlement in what is now North Carolina was on Roanoke Island. It became known as 'the lost colony'. It was designated the Cittie of Ralegh, but the name never quite took hold because the colony failed.
It is still unknown how long it took for him to return to Roanoke since the fate of the Roanoke Colony remains a mystery. The colonists disappeared in 1590 and there has been no conclusive evidence to determine what happened to them.
John White left Roanoke Island in 1587 to return to England to seek additional supplies and support for the struggling colony. He was delayed in his return due to the Anglo-Spanish War, and when he finally made it back to Roanoke in 1590, the entire colony had vanished, a mystery that remains unsolved to this day.
All ships large enough to get to America had been commendeered by the Crown to fit the Spanish Armada at the same time White was trying to return. Those ships weren't free to go the Americas until three years later.
He returned in 1590 to search for his family and the 1587 colonists.
Yes, that's correct. Sir Walter Raleigh funded the Roanoke colony in 1585, but when he returned in 1590, the colonists were gone. The disappearance of the colonists, including the word "CROATOAN" carved into a post, remains a mystery to this day.
John White was the Governor of the 1587 colony. He left shortly after the colonists arrived on Roanoke Island in order to secure more supplies. He did not return for 3 years by which time the colonists had left. No-one really knows where they went although there are many and varied theories. We do not know who commanded the colony after White left.