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The First English colony is established in Roanoke Island.
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King Wingina is killed in Governor Ralph Lane's attack.
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The colonists leave and return to England with Sir Francis Drake.
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Sir Richard Grenville returns to Roanoke and finds the colony gone.
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Planters depart from Plymouth, England on route to Chesapeake Bay to establish a new colony.
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The colonists are left stranded on Roanoke by the admiral.
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Shortly after arriving to Roanoke, Virginia Dare is born to Elinore and Ananias Dare. Virginia, named after the territory and Queen Elizabeth I, is John White's granddaughter.
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Lacking supplies and in need of assistance, the colonists send John White to England.
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Raleigh's first attempt to send help to the colonists is halted due to England's conflict with the Spanish Armada.
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John White sets sail to Virginia, but is attacked by pirates and forced to return to England.
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John White finally sets sail to America aboard the Hopewell.
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John White finally arrives to Roanoke only to find the colonists missing.
