Somers' expedition

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf expedition
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Virginia_Company
gptkbp:crew_size 150
gptkbp:documentedIn historical records
letters and journals
contemporary historians
gptkbp:firstFlight July 1609
June 1609
gptkbp:historical_significance early_English_colonization_efforts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Somers' expedition
gptkbp:influenced previous expeditions to the New World
Spanish_colonization_efforts
the_political_climate_in_England
gptkbp:inspiration later expeditions
gptkbp:involved shipwreck survivors
gptkbp:is_a later_British_colonies
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of historical research
gptkbp:is_characterized_by cultural exchanges
navigational challenges
gptkbp:is_essential_for the establishment of trade routes
the development of maritime navigation
establishing_British_presence_in_the_Caribbean
gptkbp:is_funded_by investors_in_England
gptkbp:is_known_for its challenges and successes
gptkbp:is_part_of the narrative of colonial expansion
the_broader_context_of_European_exploration
the_English_colonization_of_the_Americas
the_transatlantic_exploration_movement
gptkbp:keyEvent Bermuda's_history
gptkbp:landmark early_American_history
gptkbp:led_to gptkb:Sir_George_Somers
Bermuda's_settlement
gptkbp:notable_event shipwreck
gptkbp:notableEvent early maritime exploration.
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Sir_George_Somers
gptkbp:performedBy hurricanes
gptkbp:purpose establish a colony
gptkbp:related_to colonial_history_of_Bermuda
gptkbp:resultedIn Bermuda_becoming_a_British_territory
the_founding_of_Bermuda
gptkbp:saw_the_rise_of Bermuda's_first_settlement
gptkbp:takes_place_in the Age of Discovery
gptkbp:tourism Bermuda
gptkbp:vesselType 1
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for future colonization efforts
gptkbp:was_a_response_to the search for new trade routes
competition_for_New_World_territories
gptkbp:was_a_result_of economic motivations
gptkbp:was_marked_by survival and adaptation
gptkbp:year 1609