Exploration and colonisation
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Where did they extend trade and attempt to form a colony?
Mainland North America and Virginia
Who suggest England should start colonising North America?
Entrepreneur and explorer Humphrey Gilbert
Who and what encouraged this process?
Richard Hakluyt in A Discourse of Western Planting in 1584
Who was Hakluyt?
Clergyman and geographer
Who was Glibert’s half brother?
Walter Raleigh
Who did Raleigh gain the support of?
A number of prominent investors, including Sir Francis Walsingham
What did Raleigh gain from the queen in 1585?
A patent to colonise what would become known as Virginia
Where was 2 expeditions eventually made?
Landed on Roanoke Island, which would become North Carolina
Why did the attempt at colonisation fail?
Settlers died in the attempt, poor organisation, ill luck, and reluctance by the queen to give the matter priority when she was faced by war with Spain
What happened in the reign of James I?
Permanent English colonies were established in Virginia
