History's Greatest Mysteries: History's Oddest Events

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CHAPTER 2 THE LOST COLONY In 1587 Sir Walter Raleigh and Queen Elizabeth I of England sent more than 100 people to America to start a colony Others had gone before but returned when it proved too difficult But life in England was not much better The country was overcrowded and at war with Spain Having colonies in America would help England in many ways 6