Foreign relations

Question 1

Drake’s 1572 expedition

Answer 1

To Panama and he netted £40000 worth of Spanish silver

By 77 he got £140000

Question 2

What happened to English trade?

Answer 2

Originally all cloth and most with Spain
Spanish War stopped that
People became more economically driven and less Xenophobic
Tobacco trade in Virginia
Slave Trade

Question 3

What is a monopoly?

Answer 3

grants made by the Queen giving the purchaser exclusive rights to particular trades

Question 4

What was the problem with monopolies?

Answer 4

It was protested against how many there were in 89 but ignored then again in 97 and by 1601 they were despised resulting in Golden speech

Question 5

Netherlands

Answer 5

Spain took over Netherlands in 68 so Elizabeth told Drake to inadvertently rob them

Question 6

Ireland

Answer 6

Sent Essex to combat Tyrone with 16000 men
Essex failed + returned against orders
She sent Lord Mountjoy

Question 7

Essex

Answer 7

Rivalry with Cecil
Executed Feb 1601
Slapped by Elizabeth
Acts of treason with James 
Comparable with Northumberland

Question 8

France 1562

Answer 8

French Civil War meant Elizabeth received pressure from Dudley and Throckmorton
Catholic threat increased

Question 9

Netherlands 1558

Answer 9

3/4 English trade through there and 3/4 of that was woollen cloth
Granville controlled Netherlands for Philip

Question 10

Where were trading links established in response?

Answer 10

Baltic and Russia