Raleigh's plan in 1584 for colonization in the Colony of Virginia in North America ended in failure at Roanoke Island, but paved the way for subsequent colonies.
His voyages were funded primarily by himself and his friends, never providing the steady stream of revenue necessary to start and maintain a colony in America.
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