last minute Flashcards
what was the passage that Drake wanted to explore?
Straits of Annion
Northwest sea passage to link Alantic and Pacific seas
- speed up travel time
where did Drake plan of sailing through?
Straits of Magellan to South America where he would investigate trading, conquest and settlements in areas occupied by Spanish
how did Drake plan on boosting foreign trading links?
the wool and cloth trade failed so merchants were looking for new marchets to sell goods
how did John Hawkins and the slave trade inspire the circumnavigation for wealth?
Drake joined John Hawkins on his trips to Sierra Leone where they enslaved people and sold them to the slave trade, however this often didn’t make up profit = led to Drake turning his attention to piracy
plungering Spanish ships:
Drake felt by plungering these ships and stealing cargo it would pay the voyage itself and mad large profits
investors:
- people invested money into navigation as a way of making money, Elizabeth invested a huge amount of money in order to make a fortune (she received more money than she made as a queen in a year)
Nombre de Dios:
1567
had Spanish ships with gold and silver leaving port in Parma, Drale raided the ship and towns
= highlighted profit that could be made from piracy
= worsened relations
San Jaun de Ulan 1568
Francis was on a mission to enslave people in Sierra Leone captured 250 men, women and children and set sail for Caribbean however his ship got damaged so stopped off at Spanish port San Juan de Ulua where they were attacked by Spanish warships even though they had a truce
= expedition made little profit and put an end to English slave trading for 70 years
= turned Drake to Spanish reading and piracy
= developed a hatred for Spain and desire for revenge
where did Drake claim land?
Western Caost of North America
claimed land for Elizabeth = Nova Albion, New England
What did drake seize?
drake seized charts, sketches and maps and always questioned navigator
= learnt information on how to cross pacific to phillipieans
= a new and improved map could be [produced
= increased spain’s anxiety
rutters = illustrative notebooks containing illustrations of maps, views and information of current and sea levels
= threatened spain as viewed their rutters as top secret
what errors of maps did Drake correct?
Chilie area
where did Drake find a new route?
in Pacific = Drake Passage
first to navigate south coast of Java
Callo:
lighting raiud at Callo in which drake heard of a great Spanish treasure ship setting sail for parma so drake persued it and found so much gold, silver, treasure chesta and jewels it took a whole 6 days to transfer itv all onto the Golden Hinmd
= worth £480 million today
where did Drake buy an expensive property?
- Buckland
what happened when drake retuned home?
- given a 6 hour long private with the queen
- queen ordered a french ambassador to knight drake on the deck of his ship
