Virginia

• Who was responsible for leading the colonisation of Virginia?

  Sir Walter Raleigh
• Which indigenous people did the English encounter in Virginia?

  Algonquians
• Why was the name 'Virginia' important to Elizabeth?

  • Symbolised the region was for the 'Virgin Queen'
  • Represented how other European colonists had not touched the region
• What did the English find the Algonquians already had when they got to Virginia?

  Organised system of government
• Who was the ruler of several settlements on Roanoke Island in 1584?

  Chief Wingina
• How did the English try to be friendly with the Algonquians?

  • Traded knives with them for meat, nuts and vegetables
  • Brought two Algonquians called Manteo and Wanchese back to England
  • Thomas Harriot learned Algonquian and taught Manteo and Wanchese to speak English
  • Harriot created an English-Algonquian dictionary to help communication
• How did the 1584 expedition raise funds for the Virginia project?

  • Raleigh promised to take the cargo of any Spanish ship he saw
  • Raleigh invested his own money
  • Elizabeth gave some financial support which encouraged other nobles to invest
  • Raleigh argued to investors that the colony would have economic benefits for England as the settlers could make products for English merchants to sell
• Why did Elizabeth not fully fund the Virginia project?

  She didn't want to bankrupt the Royal Treasury as she knew the expedition could become costly very quickly
• How did Raleigh organise ships for the Virginia project?

  • Obtained five ships: Tiger, Roebuck, Dorothy, Lion and Elizabeth
  • Tiger carried valuable resources like fresh food and seeds
• When did the Virginia colony project fail?

  1586
• Who led the Virginia colony?

  Ralph Lane