Elizabethan Exploration Flashcards
1
Q
What did walter raleigh do?
A
failed to start NA colony
imprisoned for marrying one of E’s ladies in waiting,
released to lead a naval attack on Spain
then imprisoned
released to be MP
2
Q
Who was John Hawkins?
A
drakes cousin& navigator who lead slave trading expeditions
designed faster +lighter ships for navy
3
Q
how did the ottoman empire affect exploration?
A
they taxed trade going through the med so countries wanted to find routes around it
4
Q
what did bartholemew diaz do?
A
proved that you didnt fall off the edge if you went around africa
5
Q
did privateers work on gov vessels?
A
no but they were legal pirates and e. sponsored drake
6
Q
who proved you could sail to india
A
james lancaster
7
Q
A
