England's Golden Age

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Elizabeth I was the daughter of

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Henry VIII.

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Which statement describes Elizabeth I’s religious policies? Options: She persecuted Catholics. She persecuted Protestants. She combined Catholic and Protestant practices in the Church of England. She tolerated Catholics and Protestants in England but punished Catholics in Ireland.

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She combined Catholic and Protestant practices in the Church of England.

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Elizabeth I’s travels were

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journeys of her court from one aristocrat’s castle to another.

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Which of the following was NOT accomplished by Sir Francis Drake?
attacked Spanish ships to steal treasure,
sailed around the world,
led a surprise attack that destroyed dozens of ships in a Spanish harbor,
began the first successful English colony in North America

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began the first successful English colony in North America

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Who explored North America?

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Walter Raleigh

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Who was the winner in the battle of the Spanish Armada?

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England

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Why was England’s defeat of the Spanish Armada a surprise?

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Spain was the greatest sea power in the world at the time.

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Which event triggered the English Civil War? Options: the king’s order that Scottish Presbyterians use a new prayer book, the flight of Charles II to France, the creation of a Protestant colony in Northern Ireland, the death of Elizabeth I

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the king’s order that Scottish Presbyterians use a new prayer book

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What names were given to the sides in the English Civil War?

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Roundheads and Cavaliers

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Oliver Cromwell was a

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member of Parliament.