Because he thought that England needed to colonize and he had the time and had the chance to make the queen happy
Walter Raleigh raised money to outfit a colony in North America.
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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.
Ralegh's settlement in what is now North Carolina was on Roanoke Island. It became known as 'the lost colony'. It was designated the Cittie of Ralegh, but the name never quite took hold because the colony failed.
== == In July 1585, 108 Englishmen went ashore at Roanoke Island off the coast of what is now called North Carolina. By the summer of 1586 there supplies were almost gone. They returned with Sir Frances Drake. He was the first Englishman to sail around the world. May 1587, Sir Walter Raleigh tried again to build a colony at Roanoke. This time there were 117 men, women and children aboard. He sailed back to England for supplies, promising to return soon. Before he could sail back to Roanoke War broke out between England and Spain. England needed his ship for war. Sir Walter Raleigh ships were not able to return until 1509. All the colonists had disappeared. The only clue left was the word "CROATOAN"
Sir Walter Raleigh
Sir Walter Raleigh
Sir Walter Raleigh was the 1st to find the New England colony.
Walter Raleigh received the charter for the Roanoke colony in 1584 from Queen Elizabeth I of England.
NEW ANSWER:The founder of Roanoke was Sir Walter Raleigh, of England.
Sir Walter Raleigh's settlement was known as Roanoke Colony, also referred to as the Lost Colony.
Sir Walter Raleigh and his half-brother, Sir Humphrey Gilbert John White. - he was in charge Sir Walter Raleigh
Walter Raleigh
Sir Walter Raleigh is known for establishing the first English colony in the New World on Roanoke Island in present-day North Carolina. However, the settlement ultimately failed and became known as the "Lost Colony." Raleigh also popularized tobacco in England, leading to its widespread cultivation.
Walter Raleigh raised money to outfit a colony in North America.
Queen Elizabeth I chose Walter Raleigh to set up a colony in North America in 1584
Sir Walter Raleigh