Relationship With Spain Flashcards
Why was spain of importance to england
Spain ruled the netherlands which was England’s main route into European markets. Whoever wanted to trade needed a licence from spain. May ignored and traded illegally
Why was the decline in relations was elizabeths fault
Publicly knighted drake
Genoise loan- took spainish money
Use of french troops and duke of Alenca to provoke spain
executed catholics
Why was the decline in relations was Spains fault
Spainish fury in the netherlands
Plots clearly linked to spain
Provoked the privy council
Reason for english victory
Quicker and more effective galleons
Cannons could shoot much faster
Poor quality food and cannon balls from the Spanish
Spain had no deep sea ports to load soldiers
English/spainish tactics/leadership. Weather
Consequences of armada loss
Great propaganda victory
English now ruled the seas
Religious victory “ god blew and they were scattered”
Boost to english pride
What were the english preparations
Every boat in the country sent to Plymouth ( good planning)
Drake had destroyed and looted spanish deep sea ports
Were promptly on the look out for the armada
They got word of the plot so prepared early
Reason for spainish defeat
Lack of leadership, duke of madonia was known to get sea sick
Attacked against the tide instead of with it
Drake moved his fleet round the side of the Spanish gaining wind advantage. Spainish had some communication problems. Spanish cannons only fired once per hour due to inexperience.
What were the key events of the armada
Duke of Madonna is appointed , no experience
SA- has 130 ships largest naval power
Friday- armada is spotted
England fire ships disorganised the spainish
Many english soldiers were left to die on the ships to avoid being paid
Why did elizabeth want to explore the globe
The conflict with spain had disrupted their cloth and wool trade so they looked to america for different options
What was drakes purpose in circumnavigating the globe
His main purpose of the trip was to raid spainish colonies in the pacific and avenge the 325 of his soldiers that were killed in a prior attack.
What happened during his circumnavigation
He lost 4 of his 5 ships and about 100 men.
He returned with a huge sum of money turning a 4600 percent profit for his investors
Why was a colony in Virginia so important
Provided a base to attack spainish colony’s from
Base for drake
Sets and example for future colonies
North American’s to chose trade with english over spainish
No longer need to rely on europe for trade
Problems with establishing a colony
Insufficient ships to carry colonists and supplies
Must be armed in case of enemies
Must have a good harvest to provide food for the next year.
Must have people with different skills. Fresh water
Salt to preserve food and enough food for the voyage
What were Raleigh’s preparations
Given a grant to explore north america 1584
Used positive propaganda to encourage people to move
2 native Americans nateo vanchese were brought back to help with the language.
Invested his own money as well as promises to the investors a share
Who was genville
Expedition commander. He was feared by the pope and a experienced sailor.
