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Sir Walter Raleigh was an English writer, soldier, politician and courtier. He unsuccessfully tried to colonize island of Roanoke off of the coast of North Carolina in 1584.
Sir Humphrey Gilbert came up with an idea to offer free land to anyone who would travel and live in a colony.
The first successful English colony was Jamestown (1607). The first attempts at colonisation were during the period 1584-1587. Three separate groups were sent. All were unsuccessful. The third group, "the Lost Colony"which was comprised of men, women and boys (no girls) disappeared some time after 1587.
John Smith was from England. He was an English explorer that led the Virginia colony of Jamestown and mapped out the Chesapeake Bay.
The English colony was called Roanoke and was located in the Virginia colony. John White was the leader/governor. The first English child was born there; Virginia Dare (White's granddaughter). Dare, along with the other colonists, disappeared in 1587 while White went back to England for more supplies. No attempts at English colonization would take place until 1607 at Jamestown.
Ralph Lane was an English explorer who was unsuccessful at establishing a colony. He attempted to colonize Roanoke Island in 1585.
Sir Walter Raleigh.
Colony at Roanoke was attempted by Sir Walter Raleigh, an English explorer. Two attempts were made to establish the colony in 1585 and 1587, both of which ultimately failed.
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Roanoke was the first English colony attempted in 1585, but it ultimately failed. Jamestown, established in 1607, became the first successful enduring English colony in North America.
An English explorer had set sail for the Americas.
Sir Walter Raleigh was an English writer, soldier, politician and courtier. He unsuccessfully tried to colonize island of Roanoke off of the coast of North Carolina in 1584.
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Sir Humphrey Gilbert. He took possession of Newfoundland in 1583 but did not really establish an English colony there. He died at sea during the return voyage.
what explorer stared the first British colony in America
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