The failure of Virginia (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Year Virginia colonists abandoned settlement
Year Virginia colonists abandoned settlement
1586
Location of 1st English settlement in N. America
Location of 1st English settlement in N. America
Roanoke Island
Year Virginia settlement began
Year Virginia settlement began
1585
Crop planting problem in Virginia
Crop planting problem in Virginia
Arrived too late in season to plant crops
Items lost when supply ship sank
Items lost when supply ship sank
Food supplies, seeds, gunpowder
Leader of 1585 Virginia expedition
Leader of 1585 Virginia expedition
Richard Grenville
Virginia colony governor
Virginia colony governor
Ralph Lane
Material colonists lacked for fort building
Material colonists lacked for fort building
Stone
Indigenous chief who planned attack on English
Indigenous chief who planned attack on English
Algonquian Chief Wingina
Year Chief Wingina planned attack
Year Chief Wingina planned attack
1586
Fate of Chief Wingina
Fate of Chief Wingina
Killed by English
When was England at war with Spain?
When was England at war with Spain?
From 1585 onwards
Effect of Spanish war on Virginia colony
Effect of Spanish war on Virginia colony
Few ships available to resupply colony