Sir Walter Raleigh: Founding the Virginia Colony

This title is intended for ages 8-14. When England's Queen Elizabeth I asked Sir Walter Raleigh to search for new lands to claim and colonise, her friend and loyal subject pledged to found a colony in tribute to his Queen. This exciting recreation of the founding, loss, and reclamation of the Virginia colony in the late 1500s also describes Raleigh's unsuccessful search for the fabled wealthy kingdom of El Dorado, the deterioration of his relationship with the Queen, and his eventual execution. Other topics include: England's relationships with Spain and other European powers; Raleigh's travel routes; his later explorations; how Natives in America received Raleigh and how the Europeans treated the Natives; and, Sir Walter Raleigh's imprisonment in the Tower of London before execution.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
Published: 03/01/2006
ISBN: 9780778724605
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.38lbs
Size: 10.66h x 8.28w x 0.13d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 106602 / Sir Walter Raleigh: Founding the Virginia Colony
Reading Level: 6.7 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 1