What Was Unique About the Roanoke Colony

question 143

Multiple Choice

What was unique about the Roanoke colony?

• A) Its residents owned the colony's land entirely collectively.
• B) Its settlers disappeared and their fate was never discovered.
• C) It established a lasting positive relationship with the local Indians.
• D) It established the first elected assembly in colonial America.
• E) It was intended to be a refuge for persecuted Catholics.

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