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The correct answer is A) Sir Walter Raleigh.
Sir Walter Raleigh was sent by Queen Elizabeth on three expeditions to the New World.
To do this task, Queen Elizabeth had one man and only one man: Sir Walter Raleigh (1552-1618). He had met Elizabeth when he was in the military and had a good relationship with the queen. In 1585, this explorer was named the captain of the Guard and received the order to explore new territories. So he planed and directed three important expeditions to the North American territory. Later in his life, he had problems with the Queen and was sent to prison.
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