What was the primary motivation for Sir Walter Raleigh to fund an English settlement on Roanoke Island in the 1580s?

To find a shorter sea route to Asia

To create a base to challenge Spanish power in the Americas

To establish a place for English citizens seeking religious freedom

To begin a profitable trade in fish and furs with Native Americans

Why did John White, the leader of the Roanoke colony, have to leave the settlement and return to England in 1587?

He was ordered to fight in a war.

He needed to gather essential supplies.

He had completed his mission of establishing the fort.

He was escaping a conflict with local tribes.

A rebellion in the American colonies

The word "Croatoan" carved on a tree

A journal detailing the colonists' journey

The first English child born in North America

The Native American who helped the colonists survive

The leader of the expedition after John White left

The daughter of Sir Walter Raleigh