Raleigh and the attempted colonisation of Virginia (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Years of Raleigh's Virginia colonisation attempts
Years of Raleigh's Virginia colonisation attempts
1584-1587
Organiser of England's Virginia colonisation 1584-87
Organiser of England's Virginia colonisation 1584-87
Walter Raleigh
Raleigh's role in Virginia expeditions (not leader)
Raleigh's role in Virginia expeditions (not leader)
Fundraiser and organiser
Year Elizabeth I granted Raleigh permission to colonise
Year Elizabeth I granted Raleigh permission to colonise
1584
Leader of 1585 expedition to Roanoke
Leader of 1585 expedition to Roanoke
Richard Grenville
Number of men in 1585 Roanoke expedition
Number of men in 1585 Roanoke expedition
107 men
Reasons for 1586 settlement failure (3 factors)
Reasons for 1586 settlement failure (3 factors)
Food shortages, hard conditions, Indigenous tensions
English goods to trade in Virginia
English goods to trade in Virginia
Ironware, woollen textiles, hunting knives
Crops Virginia would produce for England
Crops Virginia would produce for England
Sugar cane and tobacco
Indigenous leaders who travelled to England 1584
Indigenous leaders who travelled to England 1584
Manteo and Wanchese
Strategic military reason for Virginia colony
Strategic military reason for Virginia colony
Base for raids on Spanish settlements
Types of colonists in 1585 expedition
Types of colonists in 1585 expedition
Soldiers, sailors, craftspeople, landowners, merchants, farmers
English colonists' mistaken expectation in Virginia
English colonists' mistaken expectation in Virginia
To govern land & Indigenous people without considering rights