Who was Sir Francis Drake? Sir Francis Drake was an English sea captain, slave trader, and a privateer of the Elizabethan. Drake played major roles in battles like the Rathlin Island Massacre and many others in which will be said later in my report. He carried out the second circumnavigation on a single expedition and claimed what is now California. Drake’s nickname was El Draque which in latin means “The dragon”. Lastly, the base of his operations was the Caribbean sea. This is who I am going to do my report on. Sir Francis Drake was born in 1540 in Tavistock,Devon,England and died on January 28, 1596 in Portobelo, Colon, Panama because of dysentery . Dysentery is when there is an infection in the intestines resulting in severe diarrhea with blood and mucus present in the feces. He was the eldest of his twelve brothers and got his name from his godfather Francis Russell, the second earl of Bedford. Drake married Mary Newman in 1569 but soon after she died he married Elizabeth Sydenham. Although not much is known about his education, it is heard that Drake worked for …show more content…
Not only did sailing the sea help the Old World, it helped the New World because without brave souls going out to explore, there would not be a map for people to navigate through, like trade routes. Furthermore, on page 9 of the wikipedia site it is said that Sir Francis Drake became Mayor of Plymouth on September of 1581. Then, soon after being a mayor Drake became a member of parliament for Camelford in 1581, then for Bossiney in 1584, and finally in 1593 he became a member of the parliament for Plymouth. Parliament is the highest legislature in the UK and is a council of state in the early middle ages of England. Sir Francis Drake contributed to many different societies which is one third of the reason why he is such a known figure
3.Raleigh, Sir Walter— 1554-1618, English soldier, explorer, courtier, and man of letters. He conceived and organized the colonizing expeditions to America that ended tragically with the lost colony on Roanoke Island, VA with Christopher Marlowe and George Chapman.
John Winthrop and Benjamin Franklin were both leaders in their time. They had very different views on common issues, which is very apparent in the works used in the document provided for this paper. The two men had differences in topics such as; logical thinking, religion, and views on government control. John Winthrop was more of a strict man who didn't see the option of questioning issue, where as Benjamin Franklin chose to have a more open mind about each issue he dealt with.
Sir Francis Drake was just the man the British needed to destroy a dominating Spanish monarchy. The Queen however was embarrassed half of the time for Drake’s ability to take basic orders and expand on them to greater serve himself and his country. Although this jeopardized the safety of the Queen by provoking the Spanish into war. Sir Francis Drake was a man who was feared by all countries who sailed under the Roman Catholic Church’s flag. He was hated by some for his piracy and rude, abrupt behavior. He was not a gentleman by British standards, but he was a fair and generous Captain known to let his captured prisoners go free. In some cases even the captured crew and their ships would be let go. He is not totally a just man, he was known to buy favors, and in one case even killed a man because of their disagreement in the Pacific Ocean. But by most people he was a man admired for his clever seamanship and treatment of his fellow sailors. And most of all, he w...
Columbus went on four voyages in his lifetime to the New World accomplishing many great things along the way. Although all the land Columbus had found was already inhabited by other civilizations he was ultimately the first person to lead the permeant European discovery of the New World or better known as
Henry Hudson was an English explorer and navigator in the early 17th century.He explored parts of the Arctic ocean and northeastern North America. The Hudson River, Hudson Bay, and Hudson Strait are named after him. He attended Harvard University were he studied cartography, navigation, astronomy, mathematics and seamanship. He was hired by the Muscovy Company to find a waterway from Europe to Asia in 1607. He made two trips and failed to find a route to Asia. In 1609 he was hired by the Dutch India Company to find the Northwest Passage, on this trip he found the Hudson River.He was born in London, England.He was remembered so well because he mapped out unknown territory really well, and he didn't sail on the easiest
Sir Francis Drake was an English sailor who has been remembered for many of his greatest achievements that still influence the world to this day. One of his greatest achievements was to be the first Englishman to circumnavigate the world. He was considered a pirate by many, especially the opposing Spanish, but he did greater things than an average pirate could do. He was Captain and admiral of many ships and commanded multiple expeditions all around the world, with many taking place in the Caribbean. Francis Drake knew the waters of the world like the back of his hand, and would have helped lead our other pirates to being an unstoppable force on the sea.
The biological universe is the idea that our solar system contains life other than ourselves.
“El Draque” or “The Dragon” the Spanish called this English admiral out of fear. Sir Francis Drake was born at Crownsdale, near Tavistock, Devon around the 1540’s. He served, as an apprentice in the Thames Coastal Trade after his father became a preacher at Chatham. He led several expeditions against the Spanish Main as well as an attack against the Spanish city of Cadiz. Drake was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and he helped defeat the Spanish Armada in 1588. He was a successful privateer, a talented navigator and one of the most famous seamen in history.
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Francisco Pizarro served on an expedition, which he discovered the Pacific Ocean. Henry Hudson was an English Explorer born in 1565, he is known as one of the most famous explorers.
By colonizing North America, England could further explore Canada. Colonization also helped establish the slave trade. Colonizing in India benefited England because it diversified their produce supply. There was great benefit in India. England could acquire resources that they could not have come across otherwise.
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Ferdinand Magellan was a leader of the Renaissance and a benefactor to modern science. The results of his voyage around the globe were such that the average person living during the Renaissance re-thought their paradigms of the world surrounding them, even know most scholars and other educated types knew that in fact, the world was round in shape. Ferdinand, however, proved it. Thus he lays claim to having circumnavigated the first voyage around the world.
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