Elizabeth section 6

Question 1

Who ruled the Algonquian?

Answer 1

Each village was ruled by a different chief
Wingonian was chief of Algonquian village, Secotan

Question 2

How did The Algonquian make a living?

Answer 2

Everyone worked hard to produce food and there was plenty to go around
- Women and girls grew crops (sweetcorn, beans and squash)
- Boys and men hunted fish
- villages traded with other villages for goods (copper and pearls)

Question 3

What did the Algonquian believe ?

Answer 3

They believed in a Great Spirit inhabited the universe

Question 4

What was the Mughal Empire?

Answer 4

The most powerful and wealthy empire in India

Question 5

Who ruled the Mughal Empire?

Answer 5

In 16th century, Akbar The Great expanded his empire to include over 100 million people

Question 6

What did the Mughals believe?

Answer 6

Akbar was Muslim, but most people were Hindus or Sikhs

Question 7

How did the Mughals make a living?

Answer 7

Most Indians were peasant farmers as India had a very fertile land
However, many peasants lived in poverty as they had to give 1/3 of crops to emperor each year for taxes

Question 8

What did wealthy Mughals afford?

Answer 8

They could afford luxury goods such as spices, cotton, jewels and perfumes

Question 9

Who did the Mughals train with?

Answer 9

Portuguese merchants who sailed from Europe

Question 10

What was Roanoke?

Answer 10

The first British colony in North America, however it failed

Question 11

What motivated Walter Raleigh to establish Roanoke?

Answer 11

Wealth: Raleigh hoped to find gold and silver in North America
Elizabeth: Raleigh hopes his new colony would earn him patronage from Queen

Question 12

What motivated Raleigh to establish Roanoke? (2)

Answer 12

Spain: Raleigh wanted to challenge the power of Catholic country Spain
Royal support: Elizabeth have Raleigh permission to take land in north america

Question 13

What happened in Roanoke?

Answer 13

1587, english settlers arrived in Roanoke island but had lost their supplies
The settlers relied on local Algonquian led by Wingina

Question 14

What happened in Roanoke?(2)

Answer 14

• At first the relationship was good between them
• However wingina decided to attack the english settlers

Question 15

What happened in 1590 on the island?

Answer 15

Settlers went back for supplies but when they came back to island, it was deserted

Question 16

Why did the colony fail?

Answer 16

• Settlers lost their supplies / seeds on the journey
• Settlers had a poor relationship with Algonquians
• Boats bringing new supply were delayed by Spanish Armada

Question 17

What did the english adventurers achieve?

Answer 17

• The adventures brought back new products (potatoes and tobaccos)
• English gained valuable knowledge, allowing future colonies like Jamestown to succeed

Question 18

What motivated journeys to the east?

Answer 18

• Wealth: increased wealth of gentry created demand for luxury goods such as pies, cotton cloth, jewels and perfume
• Spain: although Portuguese merchants imported goods from India, Portugal was invaded by Spain (1580)
• Royal support: Elizabeth supported trade with east by writing letters to Mughal Empire

Question 19

What happened in journey to the East?

Answer 19

Ralph Fitchs expedition in 1580: he travelled to India and saw wealth of Mughal Empire
Dutch success: 1599, Dutch fleet returned to Netherlands with hundreds of spice

Question 20

What happened (2)

Answer 20

The east India company: 1600, merchants set up a company to trade with India (east India company)
- The first voyage: 1602, EIC set up a factory on Java island and brought back spices

Question 21

What did English adventurers achieve?

Answer 21

• Trade brought new goods (spices and cotton)
• English gained valuable knowledge of India
• East India company became most powerful company in world by 1800, controlling half of all trade in world and ruling most of India