When Mary became queen, what did she do to Elizabeth?
She had her imprisoned in the tower of London
When Shakespeare was young he traveled in a company that ____.
Performed plays
The first English colony in the New World was named_____ after Queen Elizabeth
Virginia
Who created colonies in central in South America?
The Spanish and the Portuguese
Whose empire was called, "Mistress of the World and Queen of the Ocean"?
British
The English people’s nickname for Mary was ___.
Bloody Mary
True or false : William Shakespeare wrote more than forty plays.
True
The first colonist settled on an island called ________
Roanoke
Who settled in the land of Virginia?
The English
The Spanish built a huge fleet of ships called the
Spanish Armada
How old was Edward VI when his father died and he became king?
9
Funny plays are called ____.
comedies
How did Queen Elizabeth plan to keep Spain from becoming more powerful?
Allowing pirates to attack ships
Who's the first explorer to reach Newfoundland?
John Cabot
How did the king of Spain get to be the king of England for a short time?
He married the queen of England.
Why was Elizabeth determined not to marry?
she was "married" to England
sad plays are called ____.
tragedies
Elizabeth put Sir Walter Raleigh in charge of _____
Exploring North America
Who was the first English baby to be born in America?
Virginia dare
Where did the battle between the English and Spanish ships take place?
in the English Channel
The group of representatives who helped the ruler of England make laws was called ___.
Parliament
A play based on the life of a great man or woman in the past is an ______ play.
historic
What finally happened to Walter Raleigh?
He was beheaded when he did not find gold in South America.
Jacques Cartier was sent to explore North America by
King of France
The ___________ Empire ruled over Istanbul and much of Arabia during the time of the explorers.
Ottoman