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their supplies of food ran out.

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Q: Why did the first English settlements at Roanoke fail?
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What was the first ENGLISH colony to fail?

Roanoke Colony


How many times did Roanoke fail?

The Roanoke colony failed once. It was the first English settlement in North America established in 1587, but by the time the relief expedition arrived in 1590, the entire colony had vanished with no trace of the settlers.


What was the first English colony and why did it fail?

Roanoke was the very first, but it is the "lost"colony. To this day we don't know what happened to them. The first baby in the new world Virginia Dare was born in Roanoke. The next colony was Jamestown in 1607 with 104 men landing in Virginia with the goal of finding gold.


Why did both attempts to settle Roanoke fail?

The first time he sent all men.The second time the settlers ran out of supplies


If you failed gym and science first quarter what else do you fail on other quarters to fail the year?

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Why did The Lost Colony founded by Sir Walter Raleigh fail?

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What is 'fail' when translated from English to Italian?

"Fail" in English is fallire in Italian.


Why did the people in England want the first American colony to fail?

Queen Elizabeth and others felt that it was too expensive to support American colonies. After Roanoke, she refused to fund any more colonies.


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to fail or flunk an exam, the same as American English.


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It was "Me fail English - that's un-possible" - spoken by Ralph Wiggam.


How do you fail fourth grade English?

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