Elizabethan colonization of North America

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Elizabethan_colonization_of_North_America
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:followedBy English colonization of North America
gptkbp:goal find new trade routes
compete with Spain and France
establish English settlements
expand English influence
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Elizabethan colonization of North America
gptkbp:involvedCountry gptkb:England
gptkbp:location gptkb:Atlantic_coast_of_North_America
gptkb:present-day_United_States
present-day Canada
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Elizabeth_I_of_England
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Lost_Colony_of_Roanoke
gptkbp:notableMission gptkb:Roanoke_Colony
Newfoundland colony
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Sir_Humphrey_Gilbert
gptkb:Sir_Walter_Raleigh
gptkb:Richard_Hakluyt
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Age_of_Discovery
gptkbp:period late 16th century
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Spanish_colonization_of_the_Americas
gptkbp:relatedTo privateering
transatlantic voyages
Northwest Passage exploration
gptkbp:result failed settlements
increased English interest in colonization
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Elizabeth_I_of_England
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Roanoke_Island_1585_colony
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7