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FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

SPANISH COLONIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Spain and England were at war. From 1585 to 1586, Sir Francis Drake sailed from England and began attacking Spanish possessions in North and South America.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Why did the Spanish Armada happen? Years of religious and political differences led up to the conflict between Catholic Spain and Protestant England. The Spanish saw England as a competitor in trade and expansion in the ‘New World’ of the Americas.

Detailed explanation-2: -Tensions between Spain and England flared in the 1580s, after Elizabeth began allowing privateers such as Sir Francis Drake to conduct pirate raids on Spanish fleets carrying treasure from their rich New World colonies.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Spanish Armada In 1585, with hostilities heating up again between England and Spain, the queen gave Drake command of a fleet of 25 ships. He sailed to the West Indies and the coast of Florida and mercilessly plundered Spanish ports there, taking Santiago in the Cape Verde Islands, Cartagena in Colombia, St.

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