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Why did the colonisation of Virginia fail? - Coggle Diagram
Why did the colonisation of Virginia fail?
The Voyage
illness weakened a lot of the colonists
they set off too late to plant the crops
Vital supplies aboard the Tiger were ruined
seed
ship was damaged
food gone mouldy
Inexperience
poor choice of colonists
first attempt led to lots of mistakes
first ever undertaking of this kind of expedition
no-one really knew what they were doing
many weren't cut out for the job
Colonists
wrong mix of people and skills
soldiers couldn't farm land
farmers didn't want to work for others
too many craftsmen
bakers and brewers didn't have materials needed for job
no stone for stonemason
could not cope with hardship
didn't expect to be doing work themselves
not enough materials for people to do their jobs
Roanoke
England's second attempt to colonise Virginia
1587
several families on board
each given promise of 500 acres of land
many came from poverty-stricken lives
they were used to hardships
John White had survived past attempt so he knew what they had to do to survive
Manteo was made Lord of Roanoke
led an attack against local Roanoke Indians after adviser discovered dead
made a mistake and instead killed remaining friendly Indians.
Native American Resistance
English were too demanding
tired of constant food demand
Conflict and fighting
Wingina and other chiefs planned to attack English
Wingina was killed
Many didn't trust the English
believed English had supernatural powers
believed English's god drove them against the Native Americans