Restoration England- Foreign Policy Flashcards
Who gave Charles II the present of Bombay and Tangier?
Wife Catherine of Broganzas family
Who did Charles II agree to rent Bombay to?
East India Company
Name two things traded in India in this time period?
Silk
Cotton
Diamonds
Why was Tangier such a problem colony for Charles II?
Rebellions that cost £75,000 a year
What was New York called before it’s name changed and how did it get called New York?
New Amsterdam
Duke of york
Which other countries occupied parts of what we now know as the USA?
Spain and France
Which famous English pirate raided Spanish ships in the Caribbean?
Captain Henry Morgan
What substance was so valuable within the Caribbean at this time?
Sugar
What was the main aim for the Navigation Acts?
Keep all trade with British territories
Ships created a wall of cannon fire against the enemy- what was this tactic known as?
Ships on the line
The second anglo-dutch war broke out in 1665 because of rivalry over what?
Trade and colonies
The Dutch attacked first than the English retaliated (led by Duke of York)- this was the first battle of the second dutch war, June 1665- what was this battle called?
Battle of Lowestoft
After the Four Days Battle in July 1666 the Dutch then came within 20 miles of London when they raid which river?
The river Medway
What was the name of the treaty which ended the Second Dutch war (and Clarendon was sacked)
Treaty of Breda
What did Charles secretly sing in 1670 with Louis of France?
Treaty of Dover
