WH Absolutism Test

Front

Who provoked Spain by attacking their ships in the New World?

Back

Francis Drake

Front

Which English sailor led the English forces against the Spanish Armada?

Back

Francis Drake

Front

Spain followed which religion?

Back

Catholicism

Front

What was the name of the large warships used by the Spanish to attack England in 1588?

Back

Galleons

Front

How many ships did Philip's Spanish Armada have when it set sail?

Back

130

Front

What is an 'armada'?

Back

A large group of warships

Front

The main aim of the Spanish Armada was to achieve what?

Back

To remove Elizabeth from the throne and make England a Catholic country once again.

Front

In which year did Spain send the Spanish Armada?

Back

1588

Front

Who was Louis XIV?

Back

This man demonstrated absolutism by building Versailles as a way of distracting the French nobility.

Front

The English Bill of Rights

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created a constitutional monarchy.