Free Lost Colony of Roanoke Word Search (Printable PDF + Answer Key)

In 1587 a group of English SETTLERS landed on ROANOKE Island, off the coast of today's North Carolina, in a venture backed by SIR WALTER RALEIGH. Their GOVERNOR, JOHN WHITE, sailed back to ENGLAND for supplies, and war with Spain kept him away for three years. When he finally returned in 1590 the colonists were gone. All he found was the word CROATOAN CARVED into a post of the abandoned FORT. This free word search follows the story of the LOST COLONY, one of the oldest unsolved puzzles in American history.

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The rest of the list fills in the setting: ELIZABETHAN England, the land the colonists called VIRGINIA, the NATIVE AMERICANS of the Outer Banks, and the DISAPPEARANCE that is still a MYSTERY today. Asking students what they think happened makes a good discussion to finish with. The word list runs medium with a few long names, best for students from about 9 up. The answer key is on page two of the PDF. Next, try the Jamestown word search, the 13 Colonies word search or the American history word searches.