The Lost Colony.

In 1587, one hundred and eighteen Englishmen and women landed on Roanoke island, off the coast of North Carolina. They chose Roanoke because it was near the mainland ( el territorio de un país o continente que no incluye las islas) , but being an island it was easier to defend .The climate was good for growing many different kinds of food and the sea all around was full of  fish. The leader of the group, John White, went back to England after a while to get more provisions.When he returned, several months later, he found the island deserted : there was no trace ( rastro) of anyone, except one word carved (tallada ) on a tree : "Croatoan".No one knows what happened to the people there."Croatoan " was the name of an island to the south , where a friendly native tribe lived . Colonists might have tried to reach that island. However,  a big storm  kept White from (impidió) travelling south to search on Croatoan for the colonists, and he returned to England. White never returned to the New World. Since then, people called this abandoned settlement ( asentamiento, colonia ) "The Lost Colony".