Trade, Exploration and Colonisation (AQA A-Level History): Quizzes
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What was Henry VIII's main focus instead of overseas expansion?
What was Henry VIII's main focus instead of overseas expansion?
Continental ambitions, especially France
Which factor gave Spain and Portugal early advantages in exploration?
Which factor gave Spain and Portugal early advantages in exploration?
Govt financial backing via loans/charters
What was the Treaty of Tordesillas (1494)?
What was the Treaty of Tordesillas (1494)?
Spain/Portugal claimed all new lands
When was the Muscovy Company established?
When was the Muscovy Company established?
1553
Who made valuable contributions to Arctic mapping between 1585-87?
Who made valuable contributions to Arctic mapping between 1585-87?
John Davis
In 1562, what did John Hawkins transport from Africa to the West Indies?
In 1562, what did John Hawkins transport from Africa to the West Indies?
Enslaved people
What profit percentage did Drake's circumnavigation (1577-80) achieve?
What profit percentage did Drake's circumnavigation (1577-80) achieve?
4,000%
Why did Elizabethan colonisation attempts fail?
Why did Elizabethan colonisation attempts fail?
Insufficient resources & European focus
When was the East India Company established?
When was the East India Company established?
1600
What did England import from the Barbary coast?
What did England import from the Barbary coast?
Sugar and saltpetre