Spanish Armada Dbq

The Spanish Inquisition lasted from 1478 to 1834. The goal of the Spanish Inquisition was to expel, convert or kill all Non-Catholics from Spain in Spain. When people were accused heresy they would be pit on trial, but before they could be on trial they had to sit in jail which most of them were unsanitary and people were given little food to eat. The punishments people received if they were found guilty were: torture, public humiliation, and death. The trials were unfair, unjustified and not necessary. The Spanish Inquisition did not help spread Catholicism and in fact slowed the spread because of the fear that it instilled in Non-Catholics.

This is because the wind blew the Spanish ships northwards and a terrible storm which forced a lot of ships onto rocks. Also, the fire ships that the English sent out got all the Spanish ships scattered around the entire place and ruined their crescent formation. As a result of this, the Spanish were left with nothing to do as they needed 30-40ft of water but as the ships got blown away they weren’t able to stay in the water as it was very shallow therefore they got destroyed. This lead to the failure of the Spanish armada because they didn’t have ships and were injured so weren’t able to fight

The beginning of the Spanish Exploration begun in 1492 when Christopher Columbus set out on his first voyage with Spanish explores and conquistadors to conquer the Americas. The motives for the Spanish exploration was the three G’s gold, god and glory stated in source B. His objective was to not only to conquer the Americas but sail west until he reached Asia or The Indies, where the riches of gold and pearls awaited him and his men. Some of the difficulties connected to the exploration was the lack of knowledge of the oceans also the Spanish had beliefs that there were sea monsters lurking the deep but disease and starvation didn’t help the journey. Even more problems occurred such as wild natives, cannibals, reefs and shoals also storms,

The cold, stormy night was all too familiar to the English. A devious plan by Spain's king, Philip II, was being formed to overthrow Queen Elizabeth I of England and rid the world of the English "heretics."1 It was a story of deception, false judgments, and poor planning. What was one king's dream turned into his country's nightmare. While the Spanish had bad leaders, the English had good ones. The Spanish had bigger, but slower ships, while the English had smaller and faster ships. The English knew the weather conditions and how to prepare for them, while the Spanish thought it would not be a problem. The English entered the battle in a calm manner, while the Spanish were overconfident. All of these

The Aztecs should also be remembered for their strong army and expert tactics. Aztec warriors were some of the most “fierce fighters” in Mesoamerica, conquering almost all of southern Mexico in a span of about 100 years (Doc. 1). This extraordinary success came from not only the Aztecs’ expert fighting skills, but the fear they instilled within their enemy. As previously stated, the Aztecs are most known for their human sacrifices; most of which were captured enemies. In The History of the Indies of New Spain, Friar Diego Duran describes a sacrificial ritual he witnessed where 2,300 prisoners from Teuclepec were killed in the name of the Aztec religion (Doc. 6). However, some historians believe that these sacrifices were not performed for

The Aztec Empire was very successful during their time in power. Before settling Lake Texcoco, they were believed to be nomads. According to legend, Huitzilopochtli (god of sun and war) told them to go where they was an eagle sitting on a cactus with a snake in it’s mouth. Although, historians believe that other more powerful tribes had settled around Lake Texcoco. The Aztecs had no choice but to settle where they did. Overall the Aztec Empire was very powerful, and successful. Mainly they should be known for their innovations. Politically, through lightning quick attacks, chinampas, and emperors being chosen on merit. Economically, innovations such as chinampas, causeways/raised roads, and canals. Lastly, innovations were used socially through calpullis, aqueducts, and Calmecacs.

Analyze the responses to TWO of the following to Secretary of State John Hay’s view that the Spanish American War was “a splendid little war”; William Jennings Bryan, Theodore Roosevelt, Alfred Thayer Mahan, Emilio Aguinaldo

Because Spain needed money, Philip raised taxes on the Netherlands. He also tried to ruin Protestantism. People were angry and came to Catholic churches to protest. Philip sent an army to punish the mobs of people, which resulted in one thousand, five hundred Protestants murdered. In addition, Philip was a ruler with great power that did what he had to for his country.

13. Because the English were allies with spain, they didn’t want to compete with them.

In the fifteenth and sixteenth century, overseas exploration and trade brought together the Europeans, Amerindians, Asians, and Africans. While this greatly benefitted the Europeans, the natives disagreed, as the Europeans brought ruin to their way of life. Cortes was most impressed by Tenochtitlán's size, design, and construction, praising the city's bridges, wide streets, and many squares. He also noted the harmony and peacefulness of the city, since he and the other Spaniards considered the natives to be savages and barbarians. These views were one of the things that Cortes used to justify his actions, as well as the authority of the king.

Queen Elizabeth had to be harsh and strict with Catholics, more than she would have preferred in order to maintain peace in England (Elizabeth R). Although Queen Elizabeth was nice, she could also be very strict. When Catholics rebelled she reacted quickly, she had them killed, took away their properties, or imprisoned them. After years of rebellion and fighting, England became a Protestant Country in the early 1600’s (Pitchard 103). “The significance of the Elizabethan religious settlement is that it was able to hold the vast majority of the people together, despite being a compromise few would have chosen” (Elizabeth I).

It is my belief that Francis Drake’s motivation for the attacks on the Spanish monarchy are a indirect result of the attacks on the Protestants by the Roman Catholics in England at that time. Furthermore the adventual destruction of the Spanish Armada is the result of these attacks on the Spanish shipping in which Protestant Captains like Drake were directly responsible. The underlying reason for the Spanish and English war is the clash of Two European religions in Europe and the new world; among other things like wealth and power. Their are three cruises that show his brilliant seamanship and great leadership, but these cruises show also that he wasn’t one to stick his orders and follow his plans. This is the reason why he was so great, his ability to improvise. But before we look at his seamanship practices we need to look at his early years to understand his reasoning behind his hatred for the Spanish and their religion. This hatred would help him be one of the most successful privateers of the time.

The Dutch at the time were becoming very powerful because unlike the French they were offering free trade. Allowing free trade was leading to the rise of power for the Dutch, they were increasing ports and more people were preferring to trade with them. During the 17th century the Dutch was going through The Golden Age and they had to finance the growing trade with the trade routes, as a result of this the Bank of Amsterdam was created. During the time Calvinism was the state's religion, the Netherlands were a tolerant state, but mostly the people that gained from the Golden Age were the Protestants. During this era the middle class was beginning to rise and was the leading class because of the free market. People were not being taxed for their products and were able to trade with whomever they wanted. The Dutch republic was based not like a monarchy but more anti-monarchism because they believed that every citizen had a right to vote. The Dutch had an Egalitarian view and they wanted every person to be equal and to have the same rights. The Dutch’s Egalitarian view affected how they responded to the command of Philip II of Spain when Philip tried to make everyone Catholic. Instead of listening the Dutch started the Dutch Revolt. The Main reason that they fought back was to protect their values and

Write a report on the topic of your choice involving isolationism or United States involvement

Of course, just because this was an era in which brought a lot of greatness for the modern world, there was some fallout. Many countries still went to war, and kingdoms were still on fire. And one of these fallouts, or potential fallout, was when Spain sent in the Spanish Armada, which had about 130 ships, and sailed off from Coruña in August 1588. Their goal was to invade England and overthrown the queen at the time. And the man who was in charge of the massive fleet would be Duke of Medina Sidonia. However, the Spanish Armada proved itself to be an expensive failure for Spain, but was a great celebrated victory of the English. And the man who made it possible was the great hero, Sir Francis Drake. Of course, England set in their own armada