What happened in the 1550s that increased demand for sea trade?
The wool market with Europe collapsed
England set up colonies in North America
Francis Drake sailed round the world
Where did the Muscovy Company trade with?
The Mediterranean
The Baltic
Russia
Who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the world?
Walter Raleigh
Francis Drake
John Hawkins
What was the main reason that Elizabeth wanted a colony in America?
Because tobacco was fashionable
To find treasure such as gold and silver
To spread Protestantism
Why is the Roanoke settlement called the 'Lost Colony'?
Because it was lost in a Spanish attack
Because it was lost in an attack by native tribes
Because nobody knows what happened to the settlers
Why are we unlikely to find out more about the Roanoke settlement?
Because coastal erosion has destroyed a lot of the area
Because the records were destroyed
Because the site has been built on
What was the main reason that spices were important to the English?
They were used to preserve meat before refrigeration was available
They were used in medicine
They were used to disguise bad smells
What was the North West Passage?
A route to the East Indies that went North instead of round Africa
A route to North West America
A route to the East Indies that went via north West India
Who established trade with modern-day Indonesia?
Martin Frobisher
James Lancaster
Whose book about his visit to India made it attractive to English merchants?
Ralph Fitch