relations with spain

Question 1

under what ruler were spain and england allies

Answer 1

mary tudor

Question 2

why did england and spain stop becoming allies

Answer 2

england was a protestant country under elizabeth I

Question 3

what did philip II and the pope see protestantism as

Answer 3

a threat to the authority of the catholic church

Question 4

what did many english protestants see spain and catholicism as

Answer 4

a threat

Question 5

what did philip II become involved in

Answer 5

catholic plots against elizabeth

Question 6

what tried to restore catholicism in netherlands

Answer 6

brutal spanish campaign under the duke of alba aimed to restore catholicism there

Question 7

when was the council of troubles

Answer 7

1568

Question 8

what was the council of troubles

Answer 8

spanish catholics executed many dutch protestants

Question 9

when elizabeths government decided to secretly help dutch protestants resits the spanish. what were the 3 benefits

Answer 9

• it allowed dutch rebel ships safe passage in english ports
• it provided financial support to others fighting the spanish
• english privateers were encouraged to attack spanish shipping and colonies in latin america

Question 10

what was the spanish fury

Answer 10

when spanish troops looted antwerp

Question 11

what was the pacification of the ghent

Answer 11

called for all spanish troops to be expelled from the netherlands

Question 12

what 4 things was happening by the late 1584

Answer 12

• spanish control of the netherlands had been restored under the duke of parma
• england allies, the duke of alencon and william of orange were dead
• the treaty of joinville united catholic france and spain against the netherlands and england
• dutch catholics were ready to male peace with spain, strengthening philip II position there

Question 13

what were the 3 reasons why england and spain were close to war

Answer 13

• philip II blamed english support of the dutch rebels for making the situation worse
• philip II blamed english privateers for attacks on spanish shipping
• elizabeths government blamed spain for a series of plots against elizabeth

Question 14

when did spain conquer mexico and peru and what was the affect

Answer 14

1500s it meant that the spanish government with vast amounts of gold and silver, which were regularly shipped back to spain

Question 15

what were the 2 reasons why spain represented a major barrier to english trade

Answer 15

• spanish control of the netherlands and the scheldt and rhine estuaries closed off one of the principal trade routes used by english traders-this reduced the incomes and profits of english merchants
• spain’s control of the new world also denied english traders profit making opportunities, because all trade there had to be licensed by the spanish government

Question 16

in one raid in 1572 how much did sir francis drake capture

Answer 16

£40,000

Question 17

in one raid in 1577 how much did sir francis drake capture

Answer 17

£400,000

Question 18

what did elizabeth encourage dutch rebels to do

Answer 18

attack spanish ships sailing between spain and the netherlands

Question 19

by 1850 what did a loss of silver mean for the spanish government in the netherlands

Answer 19

it was bankrupt, and could not afford to pay its soldiers

Question 20

by elizabeth knighting drake, what did this show/mean

Answer 20

showed her defiance of and hostility towards spain’s commercial interests in europe and the new world. her actions showed her support of the financial losses suffered by the spanish government as a result of english privateering