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Sir Walter Raleigh and Virginia. Part 10. The English and the Weroances

(10 of 18) How did relations develop between the English and the local people of Virginia?

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Sir Walter Raleigh and Virginia. Part 9. Dog’s Porridge and the Discovery of a Good Mine

(9 of 18) What were the settlers of Virgnia hoping to find that would justify the settlement of the area by the English?

Sir Walter Raleigh and Virginia. Part 8. The Confederacy and the Resolution

(8 of 18) How did the early English relations with the local people of Virginia evolve?

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Sir Walter Raleigh and Virginia. Part 7. The Particularities of the Country of Virginia

(7 of 18) How was life for the first British settlers in Virginia?

Sir Walter Raleigh and Virginia. Part 6. Roanoake: This Paradise of the World

On the second of Raleigh’s journeys, what do the English find when they reach Roanoake? This episode also covers a brief account of a third voyage to the colony around a year later. What state is the colony in, around a year later?

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Sir Walter Raleigh and Virginia. Part 5. The Spanish in the Caribbean

(5 of 18) The second of Raleigh's Virginia voyages of the 1580s was headed by Sir Richard Greenville. Before reaching the North American continent, the ships passed through the Spanish Caribbean. How did the Spanish in the 1580s react to the English in the Caribbean?

Sir Walter Raleigh and Virginia. Part 4. The Warring Kings of Virginia

(4 of 18) During the first voyage by the English to Virginia, how do they describe the area of Roanoake?