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Queen Elizabeth I granted Raleigh a charter for the colonization of the area of North America. Sir Walter Raleigh funded for the exploring trip
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Raleigh dispatched an expedition led by Philip Amadas and Arthur Barlowe to explore the eastern coast of North America.
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They arrived on the Roanoke Island. This was their first exploration trip.
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Raleigh dispatched a new group of 115 colonists to establish a colony on Chesapeake Bay. which was led by John White.
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John White returned to England in late 1587 for three years.
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John White got back to the island after three years. All the colonists were gone and there was only one evidence which was the word "Croatoan" carved into a tree.
