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jan 11, 1583 - Newfoundland Colony

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The first attempt at English colonization in the New World, led by Sir Humphrey Gilbert. This colony failed miserably, as they settled in current day Newfoundland, and the soil was too rocky to farm. Sir Humphrey Gilbert died at sea, and the colony quickly perished.

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jan 11, 1583
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~ 443 years ago