The Spanish Armada

Question 1

How many reasons did Philip have for sending the Armada?

Answer 1

Six

Question 2

What were the reasons Philip sent the armada?

Answer 2

Personal 💍
Legal🤴
Religious 🛐
Economic 🤑
Imperial 🗺️
Political ⚔️

Question 3

Reason for personal why Philip sent the Armada.

Answer 3

Elizabeth rejected his marriage proposal and this made him very angry. 💍😡

Question 4

Reason for legal why Philip sent the Armada.

Answer 4

Mary Tudor left Philip the claim to the England throne 🤴

Question 5

Reason for religious why Philip sent the Armada.

Answer 5

Philip was a Roman Catholic and Elizabeth was a Protestant. Philip hated Protestantism. 🛐

Question 6

Reason for economic why Philip sent the Armada.

Answer 6

Elizabeth’s navy stole Spanish treasure 🤑

Question 7

Reason for imperial why Philip sent the Armada.

Answer 7

Philip wanted to add England to his empire 🗺️

Question 8

Reason for political why Philip sent the Armada.

Answer 8

Elizabeth helped Dutch rebels fight against the Spanish in the Netherlands ⚔️

Question 9

When did the Spanish Armada happen?

Answer 9

1588

Question 10

What are the reasons for the Armada’s failure

Answer 10

Ship design ⛵️
Weather 🌦️
Lack of experience 👩🏼‍✈️
Artillery 🔫
Missed Opportunity 🤷🏼‍♀️

Question 11

Why did the armada fail
Ship design

Answer 11

The English ships were sleeker and smaller so therefore they could outmanoeuvre the large Spanish ships

Question 12

Why did the armada fail
Artillery

Answer 12

The English cannons could fire every minute but the Spanish cannons could only fire every hour. This was due to unexperienced gunners.

Question 13

Why did the armada fail
Lack of experience

Answer 13

The leader of the Spanish fleet wasMedina Sidonia in who was very inexperienced unlike the leader of the English fleet.