Preparations for the Virginia Colony

Timeline

1. 1590–1600London · LondonAfter the Roanoke colony vanished, the validity of Walter Raleigh's charter was in doubt, and English political and commercial circles began reflecting on the causes of colonial failure in North America, discussing restarting exploration and settlement of the "Virginia" region south of the Chesapeake Bay in new organizational forms.
2. 1600–1602London · LondonAround 1600, London merchants, seamen, and gentleman adventurers pooled funds and shipping intelligence, discussing harbors and trading points along the North American east coast more suitable for settlement, and preparing supplies and personnel for an organized voyage.
3. 1600–1607Chesapeake Bay · Chesapeake BayThe preparations of 1600 rekindled English interest in North America after the Roanoke failure, proceeding through Gosnold's 1602 exploration and the 1606 Virginia Company charter to culminate in the establishment of the permanent Jamestown settlement in 1607.