Elizabeth 6 - Roanoke

Question 1

What was Roanoke ?

Answer 1

The first British colony in North America, but failed

Question 1

What motivated Walter Raleigh to establish Roanoke(1)?

Answer 1

Wealth, he hoped to find gold and silver in North America

Question 2

What motivated Walter Raleigh to establish Roanoke(2)?

Answer 2

Elizabeth, Raleigh hoped his new colony would earn him patronage from the queen

Question 3

What motivated Walter Raleigh to establish Roanoke(3)?

Answer 3

Spain, Raleigh wanted to challenge the power of Catholic Spain

Question 4

What motivated Walter Raleigh to establish Roanoke(4)?

Answer 4

Royal support, Elizabeth gave him permission to take land in North America

Question 5

What happened?

Answer 5

In 1587, 117 English settlers arrived on Roanoke Island but they had lost most of their supplies
The settlers relied on the nearby Algonquian village of Secotan, led by Chief Wingina

Question 6

What conflict was there between the settlers and Wingina?

Answer 6

At first relations between English and Algonquian were good
Soon wingina decided to attack the settlers
Algonquian helped the settlers ambush and kill wingina

Question 7

Why did the colony fail?

Answer 7

-The settlers lost their supplies and seeds on the journey
-The settlers had a poor relationship with the Algonquian
-Boats bringing news upplies were delayed bythe Spanish Armada

Question 8

What did the English adventurers achieve?

Answer 8

-brought back new products (potatoes and tobacco)
-gained valuable knowledge allowing future colonies succeed (James town)