All of the following are true statements about the roanoke settlement, except: a. it was founded by sir walter raleigh. b. it was established at the request of queen elizabeth i. c. it twice failed to become a successful british settlement. d. it was abandoned at the request of king george i.

The correct answer is D) it was abandoned at the request of King George 1.

All of the following are true statements about the Roanoke settlement, EXCEPT "it was abandoned at the request of King George 1."

The statements that are true about the Roanoke settlement are the following: It was founded by Sir Walter Raleigh, it was established at the request of Queen Elizabeth I, and it twice failed to become a successful British settlement.

On August 1587, More than 100 English people arrived at Roanoke island, in the Americas. The island is now is part of North Carolina. The governor of the settlement, Jhon White, had to return to England and on his way back to America, a war with Spain demanded all ships be used in the battle. White returned to Roanoke but the entire settlement was gone. It disappeared at all. It still a mystery.