E.N.G.L.A.N.D. Elizabeth I leads the rise of Chapter 1: Westward the Course.

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Elizabeth I leads the rise of

Chapter 1: Westward the Course

Elizabeth supports Elizabeth supports explorationexploration

E.

Queen Elizabeth I threw her support behind expedition and colonization attempts by Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir Francis Drake, and Sir Hugh Willoughby


New Roanoke New Roanoke colony failscolony fails

N.

In 1587, Sir Walter Raleigh established an English colony at Roanoke Island in present day North Carolina

The settlement began with 117 men, women, and children

When a supply ship returned in 1591, no survivors were found

Roanoke Island is known as the “lost colony”


Golden Hind Golden Hind harasses harasses Spanish shipsSpanish ships

G.

The Golden Hind was Sir Francis Drake’s command ship

Commissioned by Elizabeth I, Drake spent years harassing Spanish gold ships and ports in the Caribbean Sea

In England, Drake’s was famously called the “Queen’s Pirate”

Spain considered Drake a lowly pirate and Phillip II actually offered a huge reward for his death or capture


Lands claimed in Lands claimed in N. AmericaN. AmericaL.


Sir Walter Raleigh was an English explorer and friend of Queen Elizabeth I

While exploring the eastern coast of North America, Raleigh named the area “Virginia”

The name “Virginia” was to honor the virgin Queen of England, Elizabeth I

Armada defeatedArmada defeatedA.

Phillip II of Spain (former husband of Queen Mary, half-sister to Elizabeth I) wanted to bring England back to the Catholic Church

Phillip was also angered by English pirating of Spanish ships led by Sir Francis Drake

In 1588, Phillip sent the Spanish Armada (130 ships) against England


Navy commands Navy commands the seasthe seas

N.


After defeat of the Spanish Armada, England enjoyed almost complete command of the seas

This was a key event in England’s growing worldwide colonial and trade dominance

Drake’s Drake’s circumnavigationcircumnavigation

D.

Sir Francis Drake resolved to match Magellan’s feat by circumnavigating the world

He set sail in 1577 and returned to England in 1580

Along the way, Drake pirated Spanish ships and burned and looted Spanish settlements

It is believed Drake landed 30 miles northwest of San Francisco


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