Spanish Armada video worksheet

What fraction or percent of men from the Spanish Armada made it back to Spain

1/3

How many ships were in the Spanish Armada

130

In what year was Spain assembling a vast fleet to invade England?

1588

How many men would the Spanish Armada have to carry to invade England

20,000

How many ships did the British Navy have during the first battle with the Spanish Armada

55

What shape or formation was the Spanish Armada in

Crescent

List at least three reasons why Spain decided to invade England

England protestant, England attacked spanish ships and settlements, england supports dutch.

What was England's only hope in defending itself from Spanish forces

England's army

What weapon did the British use to break-up the Spanish Armada

Fire ships

What was unique ab sir frances drake

He has humble beginnings, and admired by the british but the spanish were afraid of him

Why was the Isle of Wight so important to the Spanish and the English

Isle of wright is in england and it was an escape for the spanish

Was the Spanish Armada able to pick up the Spanish Army in Flanders

No

Was the Spanish Army in Flanders ready to leave when the Spanish Armada arrived

No

How many Spanish ships were sunk in the first British attack

None

How many Spanish ships were sunk in the second British attack

None

What happened to many ships in the Spanish Armada as they sailed around Ireland

Ships were suck bc of the weather

How did the British get their cannons to cause more damage to the Spanish Armada

The British went rlly close to spanish ships then fired their cannons

Why did the Spanish fire so few cannon rounds during the battle

They weren't trained

Why was it rumored that most of the British sailors were kept aboard their ships after the battle with the Spanish Armada was over?

They werent kept in ships so they wouldnt get paid

What is an advantage of going downwind

You have more control and it's faster