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Chapter 2: “The Planting of English America, 1500-1733”. A.P. United States History. The Spanish Armada. An armada is a fleet of ships Elizabeth I of England had supported the protestant Dutch in their rebellion with Spain
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Chapter 2: “The Planting of English America, 1500-1733” A.P. United States History
The Spanish Armada An armada is a fleet of ships Elizabeth I of England had supported the protestant Dutch in their rebellion with Spain Protestant Queen Elizabeth I of England watched the revolt in the Netherlands and feared a Spanish invasion of England She hired English “Sea Dogs” (like pirates) to attack Spanish ports in America
Spanish Armada continued The Sea Dogs were also ordered to capture Spanish ships on the Atlantic The most famous Sea Dog was Francis Drake Drake was knighted by Queen Elizabeth I for his success against the Spanish and became Sir Francis Drake
The Spanish Armada • In 1588, Philip sent a Spanish Armada of 130 ships up the English Channel to invade England • Spain lost to England in a major naval battle • The Spanish Armada was forced into the North Sea • Violent storms destroyed many ships and scattered the rest • The storms were later called the “protestant wind” by the English
This image of Elizabeth I Is said to celebrate her victory in theThis image of Elizabeth I is said to celebrate her victory in the Spanish Armada 1588 Is said to celebrate her victory in the Spanish Armada
Puritan wool districts where many poor farmers and textile workers lived in England. These would be the settlers who would participate in the “Great Puritan Migration” 1620-1650
Sir Walter Raleigh established a settlement at Roanoke Island in 1585
The British victory in the Spanish Armada of 1588 marked the beginning of the end of Spanish dominance in colonizing the New World and issued in the era of British naval dominance in the North Atlantic. Britain was now united behind a popular queen and perched for exploration and settlement of the New World.
It was significant that the Charter for the Virginia Company to settle Jamestown guaranteed settlers the same rights of Englishmen in England. These rights were extended to all settlers of British colonies.
Captain John Smith “He who shall not work shall not eat.”
The House of Burgesses established By the London Company in 1619
Lord Baltimore founded Maryland as a safe haven for Catholics in 1634. The Maryland legislature passed the Act of Religious Toleration in 1649. Considered a forerunner to the concept of separation of church and state.