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If you mean the 1587 expedition to North America (Roanoke Island), the first thing to understand is that Ralegh did not accompany the voyage. By then he had sold his interests to others and his name alone was attached to the voyage. As far as what happened to the colonists is concerned, no-one knows. Quite possibly the survivors splintered into several groups - some going south to live with the friendly Croatoans, some possibly trying to sail back to England (they had a pinnace), some possibly moving inland and some moving north to the Chesapeake where they were all supposed to go in the first place. One man (George Howe) was killed by the natives while he was crabbing near the shore. Others may have been killed, while yet more may have died from injuries, illness, and old age.

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The queen wanted to learn about the "New World" , so she sent him and the colonists to claim land for England.

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