This is a worksheet or a quiz for history.

This resource is for an American history class dealing with colonization. There will be a brief reading and then a few questions that can be either a study guide or a quiz on the material. This material is from the textbook ‘Rise of the American Nation Volume One’. This is for grades 9 and 10.

Chapter One- Europeans Settle in the New World (1450-1624)

Who are these famous people? Europeans, Spaniards, and British. The building of the colonies started with what was called the ‘Invincible Armada’. Why is the date 'Saturday, July 30, 1588 important? This was when the first battle of the New World between the Spaniards and the British out on the ocean. Now the teacher can find and discuss various kinds of ships and discuss the British lighter type vessel and the Spaniards larger ships.

The teacher can start a discussion on battle strategy for how confident the Spaniards were feeling, but how the English were able to move more swiftly out of range of the Spaniards guns and boats. They wanted hand to hand combat but the English know they were outnumbered and out gunned and they did not want a frontal attack. The teacher can now mention a few famous people of the time period- Sir Francis Drake and Lord Howard of Effingham. Drake who has contempt for the Spaniards but was only the second in command and the leader was Lord Howard of Effingham who scorned Drake’s tactics.

There is a running battle that lasted almost a week in the Harbor of Calais off the coast of France. The teacher can have a student come up to the World Map and find France then the Harbor of Calais. This battle is when the Spaniards were terrified at the sight for fire ships were bearing down on them. Now Englishmen and the ‘Invincible Armada’ where the English gunners paired boardside to broadside. The results showed what was left of the Spanish fleet who fled to the North around Scotland turned South for a storm came up and wrecked many of the remaining vessels and then returned to Spain. This is when history makes a turn and defeat of the Spaniards and the ‘Spanish Armada’ by the Englishmen which was a decisive moment in world history.

Questions

1. Who were Sir Francis Drake and Lord Howard of Effingham?
2. Who defeated The ‘Spanish Armada’?
3. What was the 'Invincible Aramada?
4. Why is the date Saturday, July 30, 1588 important?
5. Where is the Harbor of Calais?