England's Golden Age

Elizabeth I was the daughter of

• Charles I.

• Henry VIII.

• Charles II.

• James I.

Which statement describes Elizabeth I’s religious policies?

• 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.

Elizabeth I’s travels were

• banquets at which she moved from one table to another.

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

• reports that she delivered to her subjects once a year.

• charts on which she kept track of her increasing wealth.

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

Who explored North America?

• the English navy

• Walter Raleigh

• James I

• Charles I

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

• England

• Spain

• France

• Holland

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

• The English ships were smaller but quicker than the Spanish ships.

• English sea captains were more familiar with currents in the English Channel than Spanish captains were.

• English sea captains used fire ships to attack the Spanish fleet.

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

Which event triggered the English Civil War?

• 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

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

• Scots and Royalists

• Roundheads and Cavaliers

• Nobles and Gentry

• the New Model Army and the Merry Olde Forces

Oliver Cromwell was a

• member of Parliament.

• Catholic.

• priest.

• nobleman.