The Age of Exploration: Chapter 8, Exercise 1 — Possible Solution ====================================================================== THE THREE THEORIES 1. Integration with Native tribes: John Lawson in 1701 encountered Hatteras people with European ancestry. 2. A Powhatan attack: William Strachey claimed survivors lived under Native protection before being attacked. 3. Peaceful relocation: White interpreted the carvings ("CRO", "CROATOAN") as showing voluntary movement to Croatoan Island. WHICH THE SOURCE FAVORS None; it says the fate remains unresolved.