Spanish armada
Which monarch reigned during the time of the Spanish Armada invasion?
Queen Elizabeth I.
What 1559 law required all English subjects to attend Church of England services or face a fine?
Act of uniformity
What were the local officials called who kept order and enforced law in the countryside?
Justices of pesces
Who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe between 1577 and 1580?
Sir Francais Drake
What was the gadget sailors used to find their way using stars? Hint as-------
Astrolabe
What was the name of the land army in the Spanish Netherlands that the Armada was supposed to join forces with?
What name was given to the group of English Protestants who believed the Elizabethan Church retained too many Catholic elements and wanted further Protestantism in England?
Puritans
What personal decision did Queen Elizabeth make to avoid any take over in her power?
She chose not to marry anyone
Which monarch supported explorers in hopes of increasing England's power?
Queen Elizabeth I
What was the new kind of map that helped people sail across oceans?
Sea chart
Which famous English naval commander used fire ships and hit-and-run tactics to help defeat the Armada?
Sir Francais Drake
Which Catholic plot to assassinate Elizabeth I and place Mary, Queen of Scots, on the throne was uncovered in 1586?
Babington plot.
Who was Queen Elizabeth's top advisor who ran her spy network and helped stop plots against her?
Sir Francis Walsingham
Sir Walter Raleigh
What machine made printing books and sharing ideas more efficient and easier?
Printing press
After failing to link with the Duke of Parma’s forces, the Spanish Armada attempted to return home by sailing around the British Isles. What specific navigational and logistical challenges contributed to the catastrophic losses during this northern route?
Either lack of supplies, extreme weather conditions or inaccurate maps
What name is given to Elizabeth I’s religious policy that tried to keep peace by blending Protestant beliefs with some Catholic traditions?
Religious settlement
What was the name of Elizabeth the I's advisor who helped manage the government for 40 years?
William Cecil or (Lord burghley)
What was the name of the sea route Elizabethan explorers searched for that would take them through North America to Asia?
The northwest passage
Which man said that people should learn by doing experiments ?
Sir Francais Bacon
After failing to link with the Duke of Parma’s forces, the Spanish Armada attempted to return home by sailing around the British Isles. What specific navigational and logistical challenges contributed to the catastrophic losses during this northern route?
Lack of supplies, inaccurate and violent storms
What name is given to Elizabeth I’s religious policy that tried to keep peace by blending Protestant beliefs with some Catholic traditions?
Religious settlement or middle way
What is the name of Elizabeth's I's advisor who helped manage the government for over 40 years?
William Cecil or Lord burghley
What were the English sailors called who attacked Spanish ships and settlements with u official support from Queen Elizabeth I
Privateers
What ships aided England significantly during the sea battle in 1588?
Galleons