Situations in Europe

Question 1

who ruled England and Wales?

Answer 1

The Tudors

Question 2

What happened in the Reformation?

Answer 2

The country broke away from the Catholic church causing a division between protestants and catholics

Question 3

What was the population of England and Wales by 1603?

Answer 3

4 million

Question 4

How many people lived in rural areas?

Wales and England

Answer 4

9/10

Question 5

Who ruled Scotland?

Answer 5

the Stuarts

Question 6

What religion was Scotland?

Answer 6

Protestant

Question 7

What religion were the Netherlands?

Answer 7

Protestant

Question 8

What ties did the Netherlands have with England?

Answer 8

Became involved in the rebellion against Spain

English merchants sold their goods here

Question 9

Who ruled Spain?

Answer 9

King Philip II

Question 10

what religion were the Spanish?

Answer 10

Roman Catholic

Question 11

Who ruled Ireland?

Answer 11

Henry VIII

Question 12

who ruled France?

Answer 12

English monarchs where the French would pay a pension

Question 13

What religion was France?

Answer 13

Roman Catholic

Question 14

Who was Sir Francis Drake?

Answer 14

An English explorer and privateer

Question 15

What issues were there between King Philip II and Queen Elizabeth?

Answer 15

Elizabeth refused to marry him 
He was previously married to Mary I 
Sea rivalry 
Philip thinks he should be King of England
Catholic vs Protestant

Question 16

What was the Treaty of Nonsuch?

Answer 16

England agreeing to send 7000 troops to Dutch rebels (Spain ruled the protestant Netherlands)

Question 17

When was the Treaty of Nonsuch?

Answer 17

1585

Question 18

What was the Peace Treaty?

Answer 18

The English government allowing Dutch ships to stay in English ports and give them financial aid

Question 19

Who were the leaders in for Spain during the Spanish Armada?

Answer 19

Duke of Parma and Duke of Medina Sidonia

Question 20

Who were the English leaders during the Armada?

Answer 20

Lord Howard, Sir Francis Drake

Question 21

What resources did Spain have available during the Armada?

Answer 21

A huge Empire
130 ships
2500 guns on ships
30,000 men in the Dutch army

Question 22

What resources did England have during the Armada?

Answer 22

20,000 soldiers with little training
Armies in the north which the Spanish did not know about
34 battleships
200 shioz

Question 23

Recall the six stages of the Defeat of the Armada

Answer 23

1 - Spanish run into a storm at Lisbon, losing supplies
2 - Beacons lit in Cornwall as they spot the Spanish fleet
3 - English attacked with long range guns
4 - Attack at Calais where the English set off fireboats
5 - Attack at Gravelines where the Spanish lose formation
6 - Spanish are battered by storms and followed by the English

Question 24

What were the consequences of the Armada for Elizabeth I?

Answer 24

Propaganda - national pride increased and helped preserve Protestant ideas as God sent “protestant ideas”

English had an undefeatable army

The prolonged war put strain on the economy - leading to inflation

Question 25

Name two Portuguese explorers

Answer 25

Bartholomew Diaz

Vasco de Gama

Question 26

What were the aims of the Privateers?

Answer 26

To rob Spanish treasure

Question 27

What were the successes of the Privateers?

Answer 27

Their ships were smaller and faster than Spanish ships

Question 28

What were the successes of the Moscovy Company?

Answer 28

Traded in furs and timbers with Russia

Question 29

What were the successes of the East India Company?

Answer 29

Traded silks, spices, cotton and tea

Question 30

What were the successes of James Lancaster?

Answer 30

Reached the East in the 1590s using a route never before used

Question 31

What were the successes of John Hawkins?

Answer 31

A slaver trader who made new ships for the navy

Question 32

How many Spanish silver did Sir Frances Drake capture in 1572?

Answer 32

£40,000

Question 33

When was Sir Francis Drake born?

Answer 33

1540

Question 34

What were the effects of Sir Francis Drake’s voyages on England?

Answer 34

Helped defeat the Spanish Armada
Bought money to the country
Feared by the Spanish; they nicknamed him: “dragon”

Question 35

What was Sir Walter Raleigh’s motivation for voyages?

Answer 35

Colonisation

Question 36

What was Sir Walter Raleigh’s main achievement?

Answer 36

Capturing an area in America and calling it “Virginia”

Question 37

What were Sir Walter Raleigh’s failures?

Answer 37

First colonisation faced food shortages

Never found El Dorado

Question 38

What were the effects of Sir Walter Raleigh’s voyages to England?

Answer 38

Introduced tobacco and potatoes

Reduced population and poverty

Question 39

Name three reasons why Elizabethans became explorers

Answer 39

Competition
Money 
To prove Elizabeth was a strong Queen 
Development of smaller ships 
Printing press - maps and literature available
Development of magnetic compass 
Trading

Question 40

what year did Phillip propose to Elizabeth?

Answer 40

1559

Question 41

what year did the Netherlands rebel against Spain?

Answer 41

1566

Question 42

When was the Treaty of Joinville?

Answer 42

1584

Question 43

What did the treaty of Joinville state?

Answer 43

Spain and France joining forces - scared the English