Britain- Migration, Empires and the People c790-Present Day: Sugar and the Caribbean Flashcards
Who was the first Tudor King?
Henry VII
In ____, Henry ___ asked John _____ to explore further into the ‘unknown’ world.
- 1496
- VII
- Cabot
How did Tudor and Stewart monarchs lay the foundations for an overseas Empire?
By encouraging more trade and exploration into new land.
What did improvements in technology for ships and navigation mean in the late 1400s?
Longer journeys were possible and more ships returned from these journeys.
Who was Christopher Columbus?
An Italian explorer and navigator who completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean.
Where did Christopher Columbus hope to find new routes to by sea?
To China and India
When did Christopher Columbus discover the Americas on board his ship Santa Maria?
1492
In which direction did Christopher Columbus sail across the Atlantic? What did this mean?
West, meaning he landed in the West Indies.
Who marked the start of the British Empire?
John Cabot, an Italian navigator and explorer who sailed from Bristol on behalf of Henry VII in 1497.
What was granted by Henry VII that John Cabot was under?
A patent- liscence
Nam 2 areas John Cabot discovered in North America during 1497 and 1498?
Newfoundland and Cape Breton Island
True or false: John Cabot discovered copious amounts of treasure and failed to return home
False- he found nothing and returned home.
What did the British establish on the North American east coast despite their failure to find gold/ create colonies?
Bases
What did these bases established on the North American east coast allow?
The British to explore further and plunder which is from Spanish and colonies.
What was a privateer?
Those commissioned the monarchs that legally exerted the right to pillage.
When were the sailors known as pirates rather than privaters?
If they didn’t share the stolen wealth with the monarch.
Who was John Hawkins?
A respected English naval commander and privateer who was responsible for building up the Elizabethan Royal Navy.
What other well-known explorer and enslaved trader was John Hawkins cousins with?
Francis Drake
Who was the first British slave trader?
John Hawkins
When did Hawkins set sail on his first slave trading voyage?
1562
Who partly funded the second slave trading voyage in 1564?
Queen Elizabeth I
When was Hawkins knighted by Elizabeth I?
1588
When were more Britons willing to go to the Americas?
After the first successful colony was established in 1607.
What were plantations?
Large farms that specialised in growing usually just one ‘cash crop’.
