English in the Americas

What is the definition of 'sea dog'?

• A Spanish fleet of warships.

• A resource that can be used to make a product.

• A commander of English warships that attacked Spanish ships carrying treasure.

• A governor.

What is the definition of 'raw material'?

• A commander of English warships that attacked Spanish ships carrying treasure.

• A resource that can be used to make a product.

• A Spanish fleet of warships.

• Uncooked meat.

What is the definition of 'armada'?

• A group of canoes.

• A commander of English warships that attacked Spanish ships carrying treasure.

• A resource that can be used to make a product.

• A Spanish fleet of warships.

The English came to North America for the

• silver

• fur

• gold

• rich fishing

Queen Elizabeth I DID NOT want her captains to attack Spanish ships.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What did the treasure from Spanish ships allow the English to do?

• Build a bigger castle for Queen Elizabeth I.

• Buy more beaver fur.

• Build a strong navy, grow their colonies and strengthen their world power.

• Take over Australia.

Sir Francis Drake was a horrible sea dog.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Sir Francis Drake was Spain’s best-known sea dog who sailed around the world and claimed

• Quebec

• New York

• Texas

• California

The English settled their colony on an island near North Carolina called

• Fischer Island

• Roanoke Island

• Long Island

• Fire Island

What did the English hope to find on Roanoke Island?

• lumber and other raw materials

• more beavers!

• gold

• Native Indians