Spanish Armada Flashcards
1
Q
What are the 6 reasons for Phillip sending the armada to England?
A
Imperial
Personal
Legal
Economic
Political
Religious
2
Q
What is Phillips economic reason?
A
Elizabeth’s army stole Spanish treasure from South America and Phillip wanted to put a stop to that
3
Q
What’s Phillip’s personal reason
A
Phillip was married to Mary, Elizabeth’s half sister and after she died he proposed to Elizabeth however he was rejected
4
Q
What was Phillip’s political reason
A
Phillip was in control of the Netherlands at the time but the Dutch didn’t like that and began to revolt and Elizabeth was helping the Dutch rebels