28. The game of croquet was probably invented in France. In the thirteenth century, French villagers played something they called "paille-maille." From there, the game traveled to Ireland, where they called it "crooky." In the mid-nineteenth century, some people in England began playing "croaky." It quickly became popular in many countries, from
29. In 1585, Sir Walter Raleigh tried to start the first English settlement in North America, but it was not successful. Many settlers became sick and others died of hunger or in battles with the Native Americans. When another ship from England arrived at the settlement a few years later, the newcomers found that
30. The one-cent coin in the United States has a picture of Abraham Lincoln on it. Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the United States, was one of the country's greatest presidents. He came from a poor family, and as a young man, he had to work very hard. This was the reason why the government decided to put Lincoln's picture on the smallest coin. It would remind everyone that in America