Spanish Armada Flashcards

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Q

What are the 6 reasons for Phillip sending the armada to England?

A

Imperial
Personal
Legal
Economic
Political
Religious

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What is Phillips economic reason?

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Elizabeth’s army stole Spanish treasure from South America and Phillip wanted to put a stop to that

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What’s Phillip’s personal reason

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Phillip was married to Mary, Elizabeth’s half sister and after she died he proposed to Elizabeth however he was rejected

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What was Phillip’s political reason

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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

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