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Christopher Columbus sailed west from SpainHe wanted to reach Asia but instead landed on an island off the coast of North Carolina.
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The king of France hired Giovanni Da Verrazano to find the northwest passage.
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Lucas Vasquez De Allyon hoped to start a colony for spain along the Cape Fear River.
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Hernando De Soto led a large expedition through the southeastern United States.
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Queen Elizabeth gave Sir Walter Raleigh permissionto start a colony in North America.
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Sir Walter Raleigh sent 110 men to settlke Roanoke island. He chose Ralph Lane to be the governor.
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Colonist led by John White settled Roanoke Island. Then he went back to England for more food and supplies.
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John White got back to England just before th Spanish Armada attacked the country. Because of that he was unable to return to Roanoke Island for 3 years.
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When he came back to Roanoke Island the colony was gone. They only found the bones of one man's body, and the name Croatoan in big bold letters on a post.
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No one knows what happened to the Lost Colony. Some people think they went live with the Roanoke indians and others think the Roanoke may have attacked them and written
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