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AQA GCSE History - Drake's circumnavigation

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what year did Drake begin the circumnavigation of the globe?

a)

1576

b)

1577

c)

1578

d)

1579

2.

How many years did Drake's circumnavigation take?

a)

2 years

b)

3 years

c)

4 years

d)

5 years

3.

What were Drake's crew originally told about the voyage?

a)

They were going to Egypt to get dried fruit

b)

They were going to China to get silk

c)

They were going to France to get lace

d)

They were going to Italy to get glass

4.

How many ships originally set out on the circumnavigation?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

5.

Who was the cousin of Drake, who took him on slaving voyages?

a)

John Hawkins

b)

Robert Dudley

c)

Walter Raleigh

d)

Anthony Babington

6.

What did Drake's parents do?

a)

Merchants

b)

Sailors

c)

Farmers

d)

Nobles

7.

What happened to the Benedict in Northern Africa?

a)

It was given to a Spanish crew to return home

b)

It was destroyed in storms

c)

It was stolen

d)

It went back to England

8.

How much money was Drake personally allowed to keep after the circumnavigation?

a)

£5000

b)

£10,000

c)

£20,000

d)

£30,000

9.

Who actually knighted Francis Drake?

a)

William Cecil

b)

The French Ambassador

c)

The Spanish Ambassador

d)

Robert Dudley

10.

In what year did John Hawkins first trade enslaved people?

a)

1552

b)

1562

c)

1572

d)

1582

11.

Why did Hawkins and Drake have to stop in San Juan de Ulua in 1568?

a)

They needed to make repairs after getting hit by a storm

b)

They wanted to get more food

c)

They wanted to gain gold

d)

They wanted to capture more people

12.

What happened to Hawkins and Drake in San Juna de Ulua in 1568?

a)

They were attacked by the local people

b)

They were attacked by Spanish warships

c)

They were offered peace

d)

They sank

13.

After San Juan de Ulua, how long did England stop slaving for?

a)

50 years

b)

60 years

c)

70 years

d)

80 years

14.

In what year did Hawkins go to the Caribbean to trade and plunder?

a)

1569

b)

1570

c)

1571

d)

1572

15.

Where did Drake plan to attack in 1572?

a)

Mexico

b)

Panama

c)

Costa Rica

d)

Spain

16.

Drake attacked Nombre de Dios in 1572 with who?

a)

The Portuguese

b)

The Spanish

c)

The French

d)

The Irish

17.

Who was Diego?

a)

A co-commander of Drake's

b)

An enslaved African that Drake met in Nombre de Dios

c)

A Spanish commander

d)

Native American

18.

Which group of native people was Diego friendly with?

a)

Sioux

b)

Cimarron

c)

English

d)

Apache

19.

Which believed passage of water was Drake trying to locate in North America?

a)

Strait of Magellan

b)

Strait of Anian

c)

Strait of Madrid

d)

Strait of Canada

20.

Complete the statement; Focus in the 1570s turned to South America, particularly Brazil and P___

a)

Panama

b)

Portugal

c)

Peru

d)

Papua New Guinea

21.

Why was The Pelican renamed the Golden Hind?

a)

In honour of Elizabeth

b)

In honour of Christopher Hatton

c)

In honour of Robert Dudley

d)

In honour of William Cecil

22.

Who were Drake's plans kept secret from?

a)

Elizabeth

b)

Robert Dudley

c)

William Cecil

d)

Francis Walsingham

23.

How many crew did the Golden Hind carry?

a)

60

b)

80

c)

100

d)

120

24.

What happened as soon as Drake set sail on 15th November 1577?

a)

They lost one ship

b)

They were hit by storms and had to return to England

c)

They got lost

d)

They headed to France

25.

Drake captured a Portuguese merchant ship off of the Cape Verde islands, what did he rename it?

a)

Maria

b)

Mary

c)

Michelle

d)

Martha

26.

When Drake captured the Portuguese merchant ship, he spoke with the ship's captain, Nuno da Silva. Why was this helpful?

a)

He knew where the Spanish were

b)

He knew the Americas and where to anchor safely and get water.

c)

He knew about the tide

d)

He knew how to sail

27.

The journey across the Atlantic did not go well, as Drake's fleet were scattered by storms off of the coast of (a)  

28.

After getting hit by storms off of Brazil, which two ships were sunk or abandoned?

a)

Swan and the Christopher

b)

Benedict and the Golden Hind

c)

The Elizabeth and the Marigold

d)

The Swan and the Golden Hind

29.

Where did Drake decided to spend the winter when relations with the crew deteriorated?

a)

Buenos Aires

b)

Bay of San Julian

c)

San Juan

d)

Nombre de Dios

30.

What happened to Thomas Doughty, Drake's co-commander, on 2nd July 1578?

a)

He escaped

b)

He was killed by the local people

c)

He was beheaded on Drake's orders

d)

He drowned

31.

There were only 3 ships left by the time Drake sailed through the Strait of Magellan, these were the Golden Hind, the Marigold and _______

a)

The Swan

b)

The Christopher

c)

The Mary

d)

The Elizabeth

32.

How many days did it take to get through the Strait of Magellan?

a)

14 days

b)

15 days

c)

16 days

d)

17 days

33.

After passing through the Strait of Magellan, the fleet was pushed further south, what is this stretch of water called today?

a)

Drake's Passage

b)

Drake's lake

c)

Drake's Strait

d)

Drake's pond

34.

The Marigold was lost after the Strait of Magellan, what happened to the Elizabeth?

a)

It sunk

b)

It got lost

c)

It went back home after the crew demanded it

d)

It collided with rocks

35.

Why were many Spanish settlements on the Pacific coast of South America defenceless?

a)

It was seen as a remote location

b)

Phillip had run out of money

c)

The local people rejected this

d)

There were no weapons

36.

What did Drake capture in Valparaiso?

a)

Spanish ships and more navigation charts

b)

Maria

c)

Diego

d)

Emeralds and diamonds

37.

What did Drake capture in Arica?

a)

A ship carrying gold

b)

A ship carrying silver

c)

A ship carrying wood

d)

A ship carrying diamonds

38.

Where was Drake told that a ship called the Nuestra Senora de la Concepcion had just set sail for Panama?

a)

Callao

b)

Porta Playa

c)

San Julian

d)

Costa Nuestra

39.

How much money did Drake take from the Nuestra Senora de la Concepcion in today's money?

a)

£280 million

b)

£380 million

c)

£480 million

d)

£580 million

40.

How many days did it take to transfer the treasure from the Nuestra Senora de la Concepcion to the Golden Hind?

a)

4 days

b)

5 days

c)

6 days

d)

7 days

41.

Maria was an enslaved woman taken from a Spanish ship on 4th April 1579 off the coast of modern-day ___________

a)

Mexico

b)

Peru

c)

Chilie

d)

Guatemala

42.

Where was Maria abandoned when she was heavily pregnant?

a)

Island in Indonesia

b)

Island in Iceland

c)

Island in Canada

d)

Island in Bali

43.

Where were Drake and Diego wounded by the Mapuche people?

a)

Mocha Island

b)

Peru

c)

Seattle

d)

San Juan

44.

Drake stopped in Northern California to make repairs before heading across the Pacific, which group of people did Drake have a friendly encounter with?

a)

Mapuche

b)

Miwok

c)

Sioux

d)

Cimarron

45.

How many tons of cloves did Drake purchase in the Maluku islands?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

46.

How many crew did Drake have left when he arrived back in England on 26th September 1580?

a)

49

b)

59

c)

69

d)

79

47.

After the circumnavigation, Drake purchased himself a house in London and what was the name of his new house in Devon?

a)

Buckland Abbey

b)

Buckland Towers

c)

Buckland House

d)

Buckland Palace

48.

What did Drake's cousin John create of the journey using Drake's diaries?

a)

Visual record of the journey

b)

A statue of Drake

c)

A book

d)

A new map

49.

How did Elizabeth pretend to react on Drake's return?

a)

Embarassed

b)

Angry

c)

Jealous

d)

Happy

50.

Complete the statement; Drake’s ________ of The Americas gave precise details of places visited with how to approach the harbour, the currents, the depth of water and features of the seabed.

a)

Diaries

b)

Rutters

c)

Maps

d)

Guides

51.

Complete the statement: After the voyage, treasure was stored in the Tower of London with __ parcels of treasure weighing nearly 5 tons. 650 bars of silver, coin weighing 23,000lbs and over 100lbs of gold.

a)

26

b)

36

c)

46

d)

56

52.

Who had Drake learnt the art of rutter making from?

a)

Guillaume le Testu

b)

Robert Dudley

c)

John Hawkins

d)

John Drake

53.

Who rejected a gift of 10 gold bars from Drake on his return?

a)

John Whitgift

b)

William Cecil

c)

Francis Walsingham

d)

Elizabeth

54.

Who said the following about Drake; "No great achievement to capture an unarmed vessel."

a)

Lord Essex

b)

Lord Lancaster

c)

Lord Sussex

d)

Lord Wiltshire

55.

Complete the statement; Drake's circumnavigation corrected previous errors e.g. more accurate plan of the coast of _____

a)

Peru

b)

Chilie

c)

Argentina

d)

Brazil

56.

Complete the statement; Drake was first person to chart and navigate the south coast of J____

a)

Japan

b)

Java

c)

Jakarta

d)

Jersey

57.

The circumnavigation was a turning point as Spain concerned that their colonies in The Americas could now be vulnerable to further expeditions so protected them more, led to English sailors exploring __________ instead.

a)

North America

b)

Central America

c)

Asia

d)

Australia

58.

In the long-term, Drake's circumnavigation built confidence in exploration and led to the start of what?

a)

The British empire

b)

The Slave Trade

c)

The East India Company

d)

The Civil War

59.

Where was a cause of tension between Spain and England at this time?

a)

France

b)

The Netherlands

c)

Germany

d)

Portugal

60.

How long was Drake's audience with Elizabeth on his return, where he showcased what he had brought back?

a)

4 hours

b)

5 hours

c)

6 hours

d)

7 hours