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European's began to cross the atlantic ocean.They were looking for shorter trade route to Asia.
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Christopher Columbus sailed west from spain he hoped to reach Asia by crossing the Atlantic ocean .
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The king of France hriedGiovanni da Verrazano to find the northwest passage.The italian explore landed near the mouth of the cape fear river in March 1524.
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The survivors returned home.
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The spanish explorer Hernaando de soto led a large expidition through what is now the southeastern united states.
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Raleigh sent athur Barlowe and Philip Admas on an expidition to find a good place for the colony.
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Raleigh sent about 110 men to settle Roanoke Island.He chose ralph lane to be the colony governor,or leader.
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However,food was becoming scarce the colonists feared they would stone.
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A group of colonists led by John White sailed to Roanoke Island.The colonists repaired fort Raleigh and built new houses.
