Which of the following best describes what happened to the Roanoke colonists?

The Roanoke colonists disappeared, and their ultimate fate has never been confirmed. The word “Croatoan” was found carved at the settlement, leading to theories that they went to Croatoan Island or joined nearby American Indians, but no colonists were found there. So the best description is that no one knows what happened to them.

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