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john white
Sir Walter Raleigh was a famous English explorer in the late 1500s (1570s to 1590s) who helped set up the New World (AKA North America). He did not go on the first expedition with Amadas and Barlowe, or the second with Ralph Lane, but first came on the third expedition to Roanoke in Virgina with. He was the overall leader under Queen Elizabeth I and was knighted for his "successes". Raleigh, North Carolina was named in honor of him.
Sir Walter Raleigh
Sir Walter Raleigh was the govenor of the lost colony of Roanoke.
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John White
Walter Raleigh returned from his last expedition to South America in 1618.
The second expedition left England in August of 1585.
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Where was Walter Raleigh's route
Sir Walter Raleigh
Walter Raleigh was knighted after annexing Virginia. He was thereafter known as Sir Walter Raleigh. He is well-known for making tobacco popular in England.
Walter Raleigh is credited for discovering the region of Virginia in North America in 1584. He also played a role in establishing the first English colony in the New World, Roanoke Island.
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Philip Amadas and Arthur Barlowe led the expedition that landed on Roanoke Island. They were dispatched by Sir Walter Raleigh who had been commissioned by Queen Elizabeth I to establish a colony in North America.