The Race to Explore North America – page 35

The Race to Explore North The Race to Explore North America – page 35America – page 35

2. What did Spanish Explorers 2. What did Spanish Explorers search for?search for?

Native American civilizations as rich Native American civilizations as rich as the ones they found in Mexico and as the ones they found in Mexico and Peru.Peru.

1. What did England and 1. What did England and France search for?France search for?

England and France England and France searched for the searched for the “Northwest Passage” “Northwest Passage” **Although the Northwest Passage Although the Northwest Passage doesn’t exist, explorers looked for it doesn’t exist, explorers looked for it for centuries. President Jefferson for centuries. President Jefferson ordered Lewis and Clark to find it ordered Lewis and Clark to find it when they explored the Louisiana when they explored the Louisiana Purchase in 1803!Purchase in 1803!

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3. What angered Spain?3. What angered Spain? The Spanish were angered when The Spanish were angered when

England and France made land England and France made land claims in North America.claims in North America.

Spain had claimed all they grey areas and Portugal the lighter ones in the Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494 ---

4. What kind of tension was 4. What kind of tension was there in Europe between Spain, there in Europe between Spain,

England and France?England and France?

Religious Religious conflicts were a conflicts were a source of tension source of tension between Spain, between Spain, England and England and France.France.

*Spain was Catholic and England *Spain was Catholic and England had replaced the Catholic Church had replaced the Catholic Church with the “Church of England” with the “Church of England” under King Henry VIII.under King Henry VIII.

5. What did these conflicts lead 5. What did these conflicts lead to?to?

These conflicts led to fighting in These conflicts led to fighting in North America.North America.

Spanish soldiers killed each and every French soldier at Fort Caroline in Florida in 1568 -------

6. What became one of the 6. What became one of the battlegrounds between the battlegrounds between the Spanish and the French?Spanish and the French?

FloridaFlorida

7. What did the Spanish do 7. What did the Spanish do when they found French when they found French settlers at Fort Caroline?settlers at Fort Caroline?

The Spanish massacred the French The Spanish massacred the French Settlers.Settlers.

Primary source: The Spanish attack the French settlement at Fort Caroline -----

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1. What else besides religious 1. What else besides religious differences led to conflict differences led to conflict

between Spain and England?between Spain and England? English piracy against Spanish tradeEnglish piracy against Spanish trade

2. List two reasons why Queen 2. List two reasons why Queen Elizabeth fought?Elizabeth fought?

Queen Elizabeth fought to defend Queen Elizabeth fought to defend England and to challenge Spain’s England and to challenge Spain’s power at sea.power at sea.

Spain = CatholicSpain = Catholic England=ProtestantEngland=Protestant During the 1500’s this was like cats During the 1500’s this was like cats

and dogs! and dogs!

3. What were the “daring 3. What were the “daring English sailors” known as?English sailors” known as?

They They were were known as known as “sea “sea dogs”:dogs”:

4. What did the Sea Dogs use 4. What did the Sea Dogs use to attack the big Spanish to attack the big Spanish

ships?ships? The English used small ships called The English used small ships called

“privateers” to to attack the Spanish “privateers” to to attack the Spanish ships.ships.

Privateers were small but Privateers were small but fast private ships that fast private ships that attacked Spanish ships with attacked Spanish ships with Queen Elizabeth’s Queen Elizabeth’s blessings…kind of like blessings…kind of like pirates with permission. pirates with permission. “Sea dogs” was a name for “Sea dogs” was a name for the more famous the more famous privateers.privateers.

5. What were the bulky 5. What were the bulky Spanish ships called?Spanish ships called?

The Spanish ships were called The Spanish ships were called GalleonsGalleons

7. What did Francis Drake do?7. What did Francis Drake do? Francis Drake Francis Drake

raided Spanish raided Spanish ports in South ports in South AmericaAmerica

Francis Drake was Francis Drake was made a Knight by made a Knight by Queen Elizabeth Queen Elizabeth for this. That’s for this. That’s why he was called why he was called “Sir”.“Sir”.

6. Who was the first English 6. Who was the first English Sea Dog to sail around the Sea Dog to sail around the

world?world? Sir Francis DrakeSir Francis Drake

8. What did the Spanish King 8. What did the Spanish King do in the summer of 1588?do in the summer of 1588?

The Spanish King sent a large fleet of The Spanish King sent a large fleet of Spanish warships called the Spanish Spanish warships called the Spanish Armada to:Armada to:

Conquer EnglandConquer England Make England be Catholic againMake England be Catholic again

9.9. List two important effects of List two important effects of England’s victory over England’s victory over

Spain:Spain:

England remained ProtestantEngland remained Protestant The world saw that Spain could be The world saw that Spain could be

beatenbeaten