Elizabethan Era Ships and Exploration

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Expository

Queen Elizabeth I came to the throne in the year 1553; she remained Queen until her death in 1603. This time became known as The Elizabethan Era. England flourished during this time and firmly established itself as a major world power and still remains one to this day. The Elizabethan Era saw the English Navy begin its rise to dominance over the rest of the world. With the building of new ships, English merchants and explorers were able to go places they had never been before. Spreading the English influence around the world; merchants brought incredible wealth the England allowing it to Prosper. Their belief that naval power had a direct connection to wealth proved to be correct. Colonies in the both Americas and Africa were established and produced the raw materials needed to make an empire function. Along with new colonies came the days of the renowned pirates of the Caribbean and West Indies. Pirates raided ports and ships and stole all valuables from them. England and other powers started the business of privateering, the hiring of pirates to attack that countries enemies in the region. Pirates and Privateers alike became world famous for their ruthless actions and attacks. They also created a culture entirely their own that influenced the entire region around them. Years later, these men would be called upon to fight England. They helped to create and served in the United States Navy, which became a key factor in the country’s strength and very existence. All of this would not have happened without the ships designed and built during the Elizabethan Era.

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In the mid 1600's England saw the connection between strong naval power and wealth. They began massive ship building projects to add to their fleets. By the 1680's they were out building the most powerful naval power in the world, the Dutch.

Trade

Americas

Control

As England's world trade networks increased, the Navy and Merchant fleets grew along with it.

English ships regularly traveled to its colonies in the Americas allowing them to grow and flourish.

With the Peace of 1713, England gained control of major trade routes. The English had control of the Atlantic ocean and Mediterranean Sea, the Royal Navy became the most powerful in the world.

1585

1604

1713

1600

1550

Spanish Armada

Peace

England and Spain Sign The Treaty of London and end fighting. England was able to defend against a far superior Naval Power.

Spain amassed a massive Armada to invade England. However, the much weaker English fleet, led by Sir Francis Drake was able to destroy the Armada with better tactics and leadership.

Privateers

Elizabethan Era Ships and Sailors

With the ships of the Elizabethan Era, people spread around the world and flooded to colonies in the Americas. Competition between Nations for control of colonies was a constant struggle. They resorted to the hiring of privateers. A privateer was simply a band of criminals, ex-soldiers, regular pirates, or anyone who had a ship and crew. Hired by a Country, they would attack and plunder an opposing countries colonies. They basically represented a pirate who signed a truce with a nation and only attacked that country's enemies. Using ruthless tactics the privateers dominated the seas and drove fear into their enemies. They proved to be extremely successful and helped to shape the New World.

Personal Narrative

1588

"...the 22. Of Aprill 1588. we put over the barre at Biddiford....the next day...the 23. Of April stil bearing along the coast we gaue chase to 4 ships, & borded them & forced them all to come to anker by vs in a small bay at the lands end, out of these ships we tooke nothing but 3. men ....The 24 day we gaue chase to 2. ships, the one of them being a Scot the other a Breton. These we borded also & tooke from them whasoeuer we could find worth the taking..."

"John White's Account of the Abortive Voyage of the Brave and the Roe," in David B. Quinn, ed., The Roanoke Voyages (London,1955), 564-465

Sir Francis Drake

The Obituary of Sir Francis Drake, a famous English Privateer and Explorer.

Notes

Privateers were glorified, hired pirates or mercenaries.

Sir Francis Drake was 2nd man to circumnavigate the world. He commanded a fleet that destroyed the Spanish Armada. Was known Worldwide for his exploring. and later became a Privateer in Modern day Latin America. Was the Mayor of Plymouth before he was sent on his last Privateering voyage and died.

U.S. Navy Hired Privateers in the War of 1812. was the beginning of the Navy. Outlaws in the caribbean became American Soldiers

Queen elizabeth build ships to gain wealth.

After several years the english were able to defeat all of major navies in the world.

Secured Dominance of trade routes and oceans and became the most powerful navy in the world.

The United States Navy was first organized in the Revolutionary War. The bulk of its forces were privateers. Descendants of these privateers fought in the Civil War using tactics adapted from the early privateers. This Poster Shows how the Navy was able to blockade the South in the Civil War.