Historians Think That the English Settlers on the Island of Roanoke

question 3

Multiple Choice

Historians think that the English settlers on the island of Roanoke included women in their colony to

• A) replace Native women as wives for the men already living on the island.
• B) teach Native women how to process tobacco leaves for sale in the English market.
• C) serve as a signal to the Native Americans that this was a peaceful settlement.
• D) ensure that the settlement would have cooks and laundresses.

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