Elizabeth 1 and the Spanish Armada
3D Presentation Activity
By: Justice Buford and Andrew Tao
Define
Our topic Elizabeth 1 and the Spanish Armada. This conflict went on in the 1500s when England and Spain both wanted to rule the trade routes of the seas. In 1588, the Spanish decided to try to take over England and King Phillip II sent an Armada of ships to capture England but the English fought back and defeated the Armada. Queen Elizabeth was the Queen of England at the time and because of her leadership and loyalty to her country they were able to defeat the Spanish Armada.
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Cause
The Spanish Armada tried to attack England in 1588 because of religious differences. The Spaniards were Catholic and the English were Protestant. Also because the Spaniards wanted to overthrow England because they had recently executed Mary Queen of Scots who King Phillip II of Spain's wife. King Phillip was also angry that Queen Elizabeth refused to marry him after Mary died and because she gave England a choice if being Protestant of Catholic. They both were in an alliance against France but France soon became occupied with the The French Revolution. Since they no longer needed to work together to defeat France they turned in each other.
Characteristics
- There were 130 ships and 30,000 men, of whom 19,000 were soldiers
- Queen Elizabeth killed Mary, the Queen of Scots, who Catholics thought was the legitimate Queen of England. She was also married to King Phillip II of Spain
- In the end, 67 ships and fewer than 10,000 men survived
Significance
This topic is important because Queen Elizabeth rallied England defeated a strong Spanish Armada that was coming to take over the whole country if England. Their fleet was much stronger than the English but because of her leadership and determination they were able to defeat the Spanish. Also because the Spanish lost so many ship they now had a dent in their trading because they now had less ships and men. Because of this they did not want to risk losing more ships and people by trading so they didn't trade as much as they did.
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Spanish Armada Defeat (Triumph) HD