Imperial ambition: the motives and achievements of Elizabethan adventurers (OCR GCSE History B (Schools History Project)): Flashcards
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How long could Far Eastern goods take to reach Europe?
How long could Far Eastern goods take to reach Europe?
Three years
Tool that helped ships plot position accurately
Tool that helped ships plot position accurately
Astrolabe
What privateers were
What privateers were
Private English ships robbing Spanish ships with queen's permission
Hawkins 1st voyage: slaves hijacked
Hawkins 1st voyage: slaves hijacked
301 slaves
Hawkins 2nd voyage: profit percentage
Hawkins 2nd voyage: profit percentage
60% profit
Year Hawkins became Treasurer of Royal Navy
Year Hawkins became Treasurer of Royal Navy
1578
Year of Spanish Armada battle
Year of Spanish Armada battle
1588
Drake's circumnavigation achievement
Drake's circumnavigation achievement
First English sailor to circumnavigate the globe
Years of Drake's circumnavigation
Years of Drake's circumnavigation
1577-1580
Raleigh's name for North American region
Raleigh's name for North American region
Virginia
Year of Roanoke Colony
Year of Roanoke Colony
1585
Roanoke Colony nickname
Roanoke Colony nickname
Lost Colony
Year Muscovy Company founded
Year Muscovy Company founded
1555
Region Levant Company traded with
Region Levant Company traded with
Eastern Mediterranean
Year East India Company founded
Year East India Company founded
1600