What unfortunate event delayed White's supplies return to Roanoke?
Shipwreck
Spanish Armada
Pirates
Storm
Answer
The Spanish Armada was a fleet of warships sent by King Philip II of Spain to invade England in 1588. The Armada was defeated by the English Navy in the Battle of Gravelines, but the delay it caused meant that White was unable to return to Roanoke in time to save the colonists.
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