Core Knowledge England in the Golden Age

Elizabeth I was the daughter of

• Charles I.
• Henry VIII.
• Charles II.
• James I.

Which statement describes Elizabeth I’s religious policies?

• She persecuted Catholics.
• She persecuted Protestants.
• She combined Catholic and Protestant practices in the Church of England.
• She tolerated Catholics and Protestants in England but punished Catholics in Ireland.

Elizabeth I’s travels were

• banquets at which she moved from one table to another.
• journeys of her court from one aristocrat’s castle to another.
• reports that she delivered to her subjects once a year.
• charts on which she kept track of her increasing wealth.

Which of the following was not accomplished by Sir Francis Drake?

• attacked Spanish ships to steal treasure
• sailed around the world
• led a surprise attack that destroyed dozens of ships in a Spanish harbor
• began the first successful English colony in North America

Who explored North America?

• the English navy
• Walter Raleigh
• James I
• Charles I

Who was the winner in the battle of the Spanish Armada?

• England
• Spain
• France
• Holland

Why was England’s defeat of the Spanish Armada a surprise?

• The English ships were smaller but quicker than the Spanish ships.
• English sea captains were more familiar with currents in the English Channel than Spanish captains
• were.
• English sea captains used fire ships to attack the Spanish fleet.
• Spain was the greatest sea power in the world at the time.

Which event triggered the English Civil War?

• the king’s order that Scottish Presbyterians use a new prayer book
• the flight of Charles II to France
• the creation of a Protestant colony in Northern Ireland
• the death of Elizabeth I

What names were given to the sides in the English Civil War?

• Scots and Royalists
• Roundheads and Cavaliers
• Nobles and Gentry
• the New Model Army and the Merry Olde Forces

Oliver Cromwell was a

• member of Parliament.
• Catholic.
• priest.
• nobleman.