The Spanish Armada
Queen Elizabeth I
Date: 1533-1603 -Protestant successor to Queen Mary (England) -Popular leader and the first woman to successfully hold the throne -Invested in English raids on the Spanish New World -Brought on a war response from Spanish in the form of Spanish Armada -Established Protestantism in England and encouraged English business
The Spanish Armada
Date: 1588 -Fleet assembled by King Phillip II of Spain to invade England. -The Armada was defeated by the skill of British military leaders and by rough seas during the assault -England's victory over Spanish forces established England as an emerging sea power; it was one of the great achievements of Queen Elizabeth I -Deafeat helped bring the decline of Spanish empire
Salem Witch Trials
Date: 1692 -Several young girls in Salem Village claimed to be tormented by the occult activities of certain neighbors -Some twenty persons were executed -Puritan ministers finally intervened to stop executions
Declaration of Independence
Date: Declaration adopted July 4, 1776 -Document restating political ideas justifying the seperation from Britain -Thomas Jefferson and his committee had the duty of drafting for Continental Congress -John Locke's influences served as a foundation for the document -The final product lacked provisions condemning the British slave trade and a denuciationof the British people that earlier drafts had contained