the colonists were attracted to America because they thought it offered:

large areas of land to farm plus gold and silver

Allowing the Sea Beggars to attack Spanish ships from England

delayed Spanish soldiers getting their pay and led to 'Fury'

Elizabeth successfully used a promise of marriage to....

encourage Duke of Alencon to fight Spanish in Netherlands

NOT a way England tried to weaken the Spanish:

banning the sea beggars from English ports

Elizabeth wanted the Dutch Protestant rebels to:

weaken Spain with war but not forever as trade was disrupted

ways England annoyed the Spanish:

tried to set up New World colony as base to attack ships

Nothing to do with Elizabethan theatre

Sir Francis Drake - with his own company of actors

E1 aimed to weaken Spain's finances through privateering. This was:

partially successful - Drake brought £40k back but P2 angry

NOT true of Elizabethan theatre

poor seats were in the pit in front of the stage

Newly-built theatres...

were v popular - with queues of up to 2000

the Treaty of Berwick was signed by Elizabeth in 1586. It was an agreement with....

Scotland to respect each other's borders. Great success

NOT TRUE that Elizabeth encouraged Duke of Alencon to fight in Netherlands because...

..she wanted Netherlands to be ruined

The disruption to English trade with Europe caused by the long Dutch rebellion led to...

...greater interest in finding other trading areas

The plots that aimed to make MQS queen of England

showed how dangerous her position was

Elizabethan plays were...

...based on secular (non-religious) themes

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Elizabethan England - revision for mock mock

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1
E1 took P2's money from Spanish ship stopping off in England on way to Netherlands. Called:
The Pacification of Ghent
Singeing the king of Spain's beard 1587
The Spanish Fury
The Genoese Loan 1568
2
Starting a British Empire was NOT...
a reason Raleigh tried to set up colonies
impossible after the Armada
made more possible by improvements in ships (galleons)
helped by Drake's exploration, astrolabes and maps
3
the colonists were attracted to America because they thought it offered:
friendly people who would employ them
a place where they could practice Catholicism in peace
comfortable jobs and good weather
large areas of land to farm plus gold and silver
4
Allowing the Sea Beggars to attack Spanish ships from England
forced Phillip Ii to withdraw from Spain
had no impact on Spanish
was clever because P2 never saw she was to blame
delayed Spanish soldiers getting their pay and led to 'Fury'
5
Elizabeth successfully used a promise of marriage to....
encourage Duke of Alencon to fight Spanish in Netherlands
win the friendship of King James of Scotland
encourage P2 to be nicer to her
...encourage Drake to circumnavigate the globe
6
NOT a way England tried to weaken the Spanish:
encouraging privateers
singeing the king of Spain's beard
looking for a new source of fruit, wine, spices and luxuries
banning the sea beggars from English ports
7
Elizabeth wanted the Dutch Protestant rebels to:
throw the Spanish out completely and become independent
kick out Spanish and make her their new Queen
become Catholic and make peace with P2 so trade restarted
weaken Spain with war but not forever as trade was disrupted
8
ways England annoyed the Spanish:
E1 called on Dutch to kick Spanish out of their country
signed the Treaty of Joinville
privateers attacked their ships to steal diamonds and wool
tried to set up New World colony as base to attack ships
9
Nothing to do with Elizabethan theatre
Sir Francis Drake - with his own company of actors
Duke of Leicester - with his own company of actors
Shakespeare
Jack Kempe - famous actor
10
E1 aimed to weaken Spain's finances through privateering. This was:
partially successful - Drake brought £40k back but P2 angry
a total failure - it annoyed Phillip II into sending Armada
a cause of the Dutch rebellion
a total success - Phillip II (or 'P2') did nothing
11
NOT true of Elizabethan theatre
poor seats were in the pit in front of the stage
richest preferred seats above the stage - though worst view
those with money watched from the balconies
poor stood in the pit in front of the stage
12
Newly-built theatres...
were opposed by Jack Kempe
were v popular - with queues of up to 2000
had male and female actors for the first time
didn't replace travelling 'mystery plays' about religion
13
E1's foreign policy mainly aimed to:
avoid costly war
make friends with spain and france
spread protestantism
bring france and spain together
14
the Treaty of Berwick was signed by Elizabeth in 1586. It was an agreement with....
Spain to end fighting. Great success.
Dutch rebels to accept Sea Beggars in English ports.
Scotland to respect each other's borders. Great success
France to kill Phillip II
15
NOT TRUE that Elizabeth encouraged Duke of Alencon to fight in Netherlands because...
...she didn't want to spend money on an English army
...she didn't want to directly fight Spain herself
...she wanted the two big Catholic powers to be enemies
..she wanted Netherlands to be ruined
16
The disruption to English trade with Europe caused by the long Dutch rebellion led to...
...greater interest in finding other trading areas
...the Treaty of Joinville
...grammar schools
...a government debt of £300k
17
The plots that aimed to make MQS queen of England
showed how dangerous her position was
were nothing to do with religion
had no support from Europe
were backed by Spain but never by France
18
Not a cause of the Armada:
bad weather
Treaty of Nonsuch: Leicester & 6k army to Netherlands 1585
Drake's privateering (supported in secret by E1)
religion
19
Elizabethan plays were...
...always performed by travelling actors
...based on secular (non-religious) themes
...only popular with the rich
...based on Biblical (based on the Bible) themes
20
The colonists who Raleigh persuaded to go to Roanoke mainly aimed to...
....find wives
...spread Protestantism to the native Americans
...get rich
...spread Catholicism to the native Americans

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