Elizabethan England and the Wider World

Question 1

Why did the Elizabethan’s explore? (NEST)

Answer 1

• Naval power - England is an island so needs good defence
  -Empire
  -Rivalry with Spain
  -Trade

Question 2

Who was Francis Drake?

Answer 2

• First Englishman to circumnavigate the globe
  -Privateer.

Question 3

Walter Raleigh

Answer 3

• asked to go set up colonies in America
  -he brought back tobacco and potatoes
  -Tried to find el dorado but failed

Question 4

Sir Humphrey Gilbert

Answer 4

• wanted to establish an english settlement in North America and also believed there was a route to china around america
• Set sail in 1583 and reached Newfoundland and explored coasts of North America but hit by storms, never returned

Question 5

John Davis

Answer 5

• led expeditions in 1585-1587to try and discover a route to china but stopped by ice and cold

Question 6

Ralph Fitch

Answer 6

• Tried to set up links with Far East but Portuguese already established in 1583

Question 7

James Lancaster

Answer 7

attempted to set up trade routes with the Far East and yet again Portuguese were the problem in 1591-1594
Tried again and was able to set up the East India Trading company.

Question 8

Why did the Roanoke colony fail?

Answer 8

-Lack of supplies otherwise perhaps the colony would’ve survived
-Competition between the settlers and the Natives.