Question

The leader of this colony left to retrieve supplies. Three years later, he returned to find the colonists had disappeared.

a) Jamestown
b) Roanoke
c) Plymouth
d) St. Augustine

Answer 1

The colony where the leader returned to find the colonists had disappeared is the Roanoke Colony, known as 'the lost colony'.

Step-by-step explanation:

The leader of the colony who left to retrieve supplies and found the colonists had disappeared upon his return is associated with the Roanoke Colony. This colony was established by Sir Walter Raleigh under the governorship of John White, who left for England in 1587 to procure more supplies. Due to the arrival of the Spanish Armada, White's return was delayed until 1590, three years later, when he discovered the colony abandoned with the cryptic word 'Croatoan' carved into a post. This mysterious disappearance of the colonists led to Roanoke being known as 'the lost colony'.