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5. In 1587 Sir Walter Raleigh dispatched a further expedition of three ships and 150 colonists, led by

John White, to Roanoke. This time the expedition included women and children, including White's
pregnant daughter, Elenora. Shortly after they reached Roanoke, Elenora delivered a child whom they
named Virginia. Virginia was the first English person born in America. But the English soon ran into more
trouble with the Native Americans. A colonist named George Howe was killed by natives while searching
for crabs alone on the beach. The colonists were scared. They persuaded White to sail back to England to
ask Sir Walter Raleigh for help. White left behind 114 colonists, including his daughter Elenora and
granddaughter Virginia,
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The excerpt was about the discovery of America and the fist person ever to be born on the American soil who happens to be Virginia. Virginia's mother, Elenora was pregnant with child when she embarked on the journey of discovering new land (location) inhabited by people of different custom and tradition.

Unfortunately, one of the colonist was killed by the Native Americans leading to John White to return back to England to seek for help thereby leaving behind the daughter and her grand daughter.

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