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Queen Elisebeth I issued a charter to allow Sir Walter Raliegh to explore the newly discovered land of Roanoke.
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The first ship landed lands at Roanoke.
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Sir Walter Raleigh's funded a second trip arrived at Roanoke. This second trip was to prepare for the colonists to settle.
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After two previous trips John White arrived at Roanoke with a group of colonist ready to colonize.
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John White's granddaughter Virginia Dare was born. She was the first child to be born in the New World. A couple of days after Dare was born another child was born also, except there is no documentation of the name or parents.
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John White sailed back to Roanoke to gather more colonists and supplies. White was not planning on returning to England. The colonists become irritable and demanded White to return to gather supplies and more people.
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After three years John White returned to Roanoke, to discover nothing.
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