Sir Francis Drake Research Paper

Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston on January 17, 1706. He was the tenth son of soap maker, Josiah Franklin. Though Ben only had one year of schooling he was educated and loved to read and write. He worked as an apprentice to his brother, James, who was a printer, when he was fifteen years old. At the age of seventeen, Ben ran away and started a new life in Philadelphia as a result of arguments with James. Franklin found work as an apprentice printer and did so well the provincial governor of

Magellan was given credit for being the first to travelling around the world. He had begun his voyage on September 20th, 1519. Magellan was fascinated and determined by the idea of finding the Spice Island. Magellan had done many minor explorations before. The exploration of Columbus gave him the idea of a successful expedition to The Caribbean. Magellan had asked the Portuguese king to support his expedition but the king had denied his offer. So he went to Spanish Royalty to ask for help which was granted. The Spanish King agreed to give an armada of five ships. Magellan should have been defended because he is determined, he has good navigation skills and he was religious.

With the inspiration of Christopher Columbus, Sir Francis Drake circumnavigated the world for a second time in 1580. Which undoubtedly laid the frame work for English colonization.

Spain under King Philip the second, was the most powerful nation in Europe at the time and sought to weaken Elizabeth’s reign and have her replaced. So, for the Queen to keep her power and avoid open conflict with Spain, England engaged in an “aggressive para-naval policy towards Spain; and sought to counter Spanish expansion in the New World. Privateering expeditions were under the guise of seeking new channels for English trade, but in fact the expeditions mainly attacked Spanish colonies in the New World. The English privateer John Hawkins, was one of the first hired and supported by England to attack Spanish colonies and trading vessels. Hawkins was the first Englishman to trade slaves in the New World, however he employed “warlike” methods of forcing trade and engaged a and defeated a Spanish fleet in the harbor of Vera Cruz. Another famous privateer who was utilized by the English government was Sir Francis Drake. Drake obtained a privateering commission from Queen Elizabeth in 1570, to strike at Spanish trading vessels and port cities. In the years that followed, he sacked the Spanish towns of Nombre de Dios and Panama, which in the process he captured a Spanish sliver mule train. Under Elizabeth's orders, Drake sent sail on December. 13, 1577, where he sought to raid Spain's Pacific colonies he knew were hardly defended. He circumnavigated the globe in the process and

On December 13,1577 Drake started his voyage around they world. This is probably his most famous voyage. He brought 160 men with him and they headed for land in the Pacific Ocean. He hoped to find Australia. He was also looking for a western outlet of the Northwest Passage. Drake and the queen planned to rob Spanish ships and colonies along the Pacific coast of South America. The ships went down the tip of South America through the Magellan strait. They sailed up the coast of South America robbing a few more ships and colonies. Sailing the Pacific coast of north America he stopped for supplies and met some people that were really nice and treated them good so they decided to claim it for England and share it with these people( they did not specify what culture they were).

On Aug. 3, 1492, Columbus sailed from Palos, Spain, with three small ships, the Santa María, commanded by Columbus himself, the Pinta under Martín Pinzon, and the Nina under Vicente Yanez Pinzon. After stopping at the Canary Islands, he sailed due west from Sept. 6 until Oct. 7, when he changed his course to the southwest. On Oct. 10 a small rebellion was quelled, and on Oct. 12 he landed on a small island in the Bahamas. He took possessions for Spain and brought natives aboard, discovered other

Nathaniel was born January 2, 1647, in Suffolk Country, England. Years later he enrolled at Saint Catherine's College, Cambridge University, he never finishes his dad pulled him out two years later. In May 1670 Bacon married Elizabeth Duke and had two daughters.

Benjamin Franklin was born January 17th, 1706 in Boston, Massachusetts. Although, during this period, Boston was known as the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He was a son to Josiah Franklin and Abiah Folger, he was just one of many 17 children. Benjamin Franklin was removed from school at an early age to begin work with his father,

As April 1586 passed, there was no sign of Grenville's relief fleet. Meanwhile, in June, bad blood resulting from their destruction of the village caused an attack on the fort by the local Native Americans, which the colonists were able to repel. Soon after the attack, Sir Francis Drake, on his way home from a successful raid in the Caribbean, stopped at the colony and offered to take the colonists back to England. Many accepted, including metallurgist Joachim Gans. On this return voyage, the Roanoke colonists introduced tobacco, maize, and potatoes to Europe. The relief fleet arrived shortly after Drake's departure with the colonists. Finding the colony abandoned, Grenville returned to England with the majority of his force, leaving behind a small detachment both to maintain an English presence and to protect Raleigh's claim to Roanoke

12.Francis Drake- As a privateer, or a captain who stole from other ships, he was sent by England's Queen Elizabeth I to raid Spanish ships and settlements for gold. Drake helped defend England against the Spanish and was rewarded the name El Draque, or "the Dragon"

In September 1583, two ships sailed through the rough mid-Atlantic ocean toward the New World. They left Plymouth, England to grab land for Queen Elizabeth. She wanted more land in the new world for expansion for the English. Edward Hayes was the captain of the ship named the Golden Hind and the other captain was Sir Humphrey Gilbert and his ship was named the Squirrel. On September 9th, the look out on the Hind shouted to his captain, that the Squirrel was going down. Captain Hayes could do nothing as he watched the Squirrel get swamped and was sent to the bottom of the ocean. The first attempt to colonize America was a failure.

Aubrey “Drake” Graham is a Jewish actor/rapper who was born in Toronto on October 24th, 1986, Drake is the son of Sandi and Dennis Graham. Drake was brought to acting by his friend’s dad who got him a role which was a character from the show “Degrassi”. Then a few years later he was found by rapper lil Wayne and then was signed into Young Money Records.

Raleigh’s family faced oppression under Queen Mary I, a Catholic, and as a result, young Walter developed a lifelong hatred of the Roman Catholics. In 1578, Raleigh set out with his half-brother, Sir Humphrey Gilbert on a voyage to North America to find the Northwest Passage. Never reaching its destination, the mission turned into a privateering raid against Spanish shipping. His brash actions were not well received by the Privy Council, and he was briefly imprisoned.

Francis Drake was born in Devonshire, England to Mary Mylwaye and Edmund Drake, who farmed for Lord Francis Russell, earl of Bedford. Drake became a merchant’s apprentice at the age of 18, and gained command of his own ship within a few years. He worked as a privateer for his relatives, the Hawkinses. In 1567, Drake and

Galileo Galilei was born in Pisa, Italy on February 15, 1564 and was named after his ancestor Galileo Bonaiuti who was a physician, professor, and politician. His parents were Giulia Ammannati and Vincenzo Galilei, a famous lutenist, composer, and music theorist. He was the first born of six children of which three of his five siblings survived infancy. He started his education at the young age of 8 at the Camaldolese Monastery at Vallombrosa, which brought a close connection to the Christian religion.