lost when they were attacked by a Spanish squadron. After that attack‚ the Spanish became a lifelong enemy for Drake and they also considered him a pirate. In 1570 and 1571‚ Drake made two moneymaking trading journeys to the West Indies. In 1572‚ he commanded two ships in a raiding expedition against Spanish ports in the Caribbean. He saw the Pacific Ocean and captured the port of Nombre de Dios on the Coast of Panama. He returned to England with his cargo of Spanish treasure and a reputation as an
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West Africa. He provoked the conflict with the Spaniards. Unauthorized foreigners weren’t allowed to trade the Spanish colonies. Hawkins departed on his first journey in 1562 and ended up becoming so profitable that Queen Elizabeth I paid for his second expedition in 1564. The third expedition in 1567 with Drake end in a disaster. Later on when selling slaves in the Caribbean‚ a Spanish fleet attacked Hawkins and Drake in the harbor. Out of the six ships only the two that were commanded by Drake
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Elizabeth I – How successfully did she tackle the problems of her reign? Elizabeth I‚ which was known to be the girl who should never be queen‚ ascended the throne at an urgent situation. During this time‚ she had to deal with a wide range of problems which include sexism‚ religion‚ marriage‚ and countries attacking. These problems all had a link to religion it was a major part of their culture at that time. Overall‚ she dealt with these problems quite successfully – most of those problems as
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country with always be effected by their leaders decisions whether it be positive or negative. a countries people will live and participate in social activity in a way that has been accustomed by its leader. The Spanish generals could not halt the fighting when Phillip sent twenty thousand Spanish troops under the duke of Alva to pacify the Low Countries. “pacification” meant the ruthless extermination of religious and political dissidents. After burying his fourth wife‚ he began to build a stronger
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plot in 1586 the involvement in which Elizabeth charged Mary Queen of Scots to be executed angering King Phillip II of Spain. Elizabeth was educated and studious‚ a gifted scholar. She spoke fluently many languages including French‚ Latin‚ Greek‚ Spanish and Welsh. This helped her aptitude as a ruler to some extent because she could communicate easily with many different
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Queen Elizabeth I reigned for over 45 years (1585 - 1603). She accomplished this feat by making some very important decisions that would change England forever. Many of these decisions created great uproar from the general public; others would leave her with many supporters. Elizabeth’s predecessor‚ Mary I‚ had married Philip II of Spain before she died. Once Elizabeth came into power Philip asked for her hand in marriage. Philip offered to aid England with their war with France (England was losing
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English Literature Essay Armand 9B What is a leader? A leader is a person who leads or commands a group‚ organization‚ or country. There are many types of leaders. A leader can be a laissez-faire leader that lacks direct supervision and fails to provide regular feedback to those they lead‚ an autocrat that possesses total authority and take decisions upon their own will without consulting those who are following or even a participative leader who has the responsibility of making the final
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_____15. Spanish conquerors who wanted gold and silver _____16. English navigator who sailed for the Dutch _____17. colonial journalist who was acquitted of slander because he told the truth _____18. religious movement during the 1740s that started many colleges _____19. imaginary line that separates land granted to the Portuguese and the Spanish _____20. system where conquistadors demanded labor and taxes from Native Americans _____21. people with Native American and Spanish parents _____22
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He believed in the catholic religion‚ he burned people at the stake if you didn’t believe in the catholic faith. He was faithful to the Catholics and went against the process of heresy So he drove out all the Protestants‚ Jews‚ and Muslims. The Spanish defeated ottomans‚ their enemy badly. Philip wanted to marry Queen Elizabeth the I (who was protestant)‚ to spread the catholic religion to England‚ but she refused. So Philip wanted to conquer England. Spain had the best navy‚
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the Native Americans. Along with animals and plants came disease. Smallpox and typhus wiped out many people‚ leaving Europeans with some willing members for conversion. Search for gold was primary but colonization was secondly important. As the Spanish empire grew‚ the expansion proceeded fearlessly. A method the explorers used was Christianity‚ for God. Indians and Native Americans couldn’t resist because of their three major disadvantages: guns‚ germs‚ and steel. Europeans were far more advanced
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