Elizabeth 6 - Trade with the east

Question 1

What trade increased at the end of Elizabeth’s reign?

Answer 1

India

Question 1

What motivated journeys to the east(1)?

Answer 1

Wealth: The Increased wealth of the gentry created a demand for luxury goods
such as spices, cotton cloth, jewels, and perfumes

Question 2

What motivated journeys to the east(2)?

Answer 2

Spain: Although Portuguese merchants imported luxury goods from India, Portugal was invaded by Spain in 1580

Question 3

What motivated journeys to the east(3)?

Answer 3

Royal support: Elizabeth supported trade with the East by writing letters to be carried to the Mughal Emperor

Question 4

What happened with trade in the east(1)?

Answer 4

Raleh Eltch’s expedition: In the 1580s, Ralph Fitch travelled to Indla by land and
saw the wealth of the Mughal Empire

Question 5

What happened with trades in the east (3)?

Answer 5

Dutch success: in 1599, a Dutch fleet returned to the Netherlands with hundreds of tons of spices

Question 6

What happened with the trade in the east(4)?

Answer 6

The first voyage: In 1602, the East company successfully set up a factory -or trading post - on the island of Java and brought back spices and other goods

Question 7

What did the English adventurers achieve(1)?

Answer 7

Trade brought new goods, such as spices and cotton

Question 8

What did the English adventurers achieve (2)?

Answer 8

The English gained valuable knowledge of India

Question 9

What did the English adventurers achieve (3)?

Answer 9

The east India company became the most powerful company in the world by 1800, controlling half of all the trade in the world and eventually ruling most of India