elizabeth -francis drake and exploration Flashcards
who was francis drake
-an explorer ,adventurer and military leader
-to the english he was a hero but a pirate to the spanish
-circumnavigated the globe , returned home and gave gold to the queen
-1588 lead the defeat of the spanish armarda
why did exploration increase?
exploration increased due to
-new technologies e.g. triangular sales and compasses
-navigation was still dangerous
trade
-increased income
-english wanted to get to asia by boat but discovered the americas
-trading companies began to get established
trading companies
-muscovy -russia
-eastland -baltics and scandinavia
-levant -turkey and middle east
-east india company -spices and silk
the human trade
-fransis drake and john hawkins
-kidnapped west africans
-due to this britains involvement in the slave trade grew and so did the demand
sir water raleleigh
-was given permission by the queen to colinise any county not ruled by a christian
-had to give the queen 1/5 of all the gold and silver found
-he sailed to america and established the usa
how did voyages help britain
-britain stole from spain and brought riches back to england
-traded in spices ,slaves and gold
-naval power grew