It was crucial for Elizabeth I to settle in North America because this brought a great amount of attention to that area. Spain and Britain*** were extremely competitive at the time of the discovery of the new world, due to Queen Elizabeth I being remarkably hungry for power. During the first attempt of colonizing in North America, all of the original colonists did not know how to survive and were starving until Sir Walter Raleigh rescued them one year later. This leads Jake P. And Jonathan D. to believe that the living environment of the island of Roanoke was harsh. But, this not the only reason for the disappearance of 117 colonists.
At the time the new world was discovered, the Native Americans were against the idea of people from other regions settling in North America. When John White returned to Roanoke Island after his journey being delayed three years, there was no sign of any bodies, but the word “Croatoan” carved on a wooden fence post and a forest fire off in the distance. These clues make it palpable that the Native Americans burned down their settlement. This also explains there being no bodies because they would have burned into