Elizabeth Explorers Flashcards
Who is Sir Francis Drake
Sir Francis drake was an elizabethan sailor and navigator an was the first man to circumnavigate the world.
He was a puritan
What did Drake do in 1577
Francis Drake set sail to attack Spanish settlements in Central America. He sailed around South America and attacked Spanish towns in Mexico capturing gold silver and jewels. He returned to England up the west coast of Africa. he mad a very large profit.
He wanted revenge for the Spanish attack on Hawkins fleet in 1568.
What religion was Drake
puritan
what happened in Walter Raleighs attempt to create a colony
In 1584 he obtained a royal charter to establish a colony on Roanoke Island off the coast of North Carolina. He organised two expeditions to take settlers to the colony. The first group came home after a year; the second were left there but later disappeared. There is no conclusive proof of what happened to the colonists - perhaps they were forced to leave, ran away or lacked food. The reasons for their disappearance are unclear and Roanoke is sometimes given the name ‘The Lost Colony’.
Who was John Hawkins
He made three voyages during the 1560s, capturing Africans people and selling them into slavery in Central America to Spanish settlers.
After this he returned to England and designed and built ships for the navy. Elizabeth appointed him as a vice-admiral fighting against the Spanish Armada.
He was the cousin of Francis drake.
why did ralieghs settlement in Virgina fail
Food do not survive the journey due to a storm
people that came were not appropriate for farming mostly middle class people that were lazy and di not have the skills
there were violent clashes between English and natives.
