Early Elizabethan England - Topic 3 (Elizabethan Society in the Age of Exploration)

During Elizabeth's reign how many grammar schools were founded?

72

What did the Act of Parliament in 1572 ban?

Wandering bands of actors

What was dissolution and what did it lead to?

The abolition of monasteries by Henry V||| and it led to increased poverty

What three categories were the poor placed under?

The deserving poor,

The able bodied poor,

Vagabonds

When was the Vagabonds Act?

1572

What act was passed in 1572?

Vagabonds Act

Under the Vagabonds Act, what were the progressions of punishments for vagabonds?

1st offense. Whipped and burned through the right ear

2nd offense. Prison

3rd offense. Execution

When was the Act for Relief of the Poor passed?

1576

What act was passed in 1576?

Act for Relief of the Poor

What happened under the Act for Relief of the Poor?

Houses of correction built

What technological advancements made exploration more exciting?

Printing Press for maps, astrolabes for star positions, better ships

What part of "the New World" did Drake claim during his circumcision?

New Albion (California)

What did Raleigh do in 1584?

colonised Virginia

Why did Raleigh not attend the Virginia Project himself?

He wanted to stay by Elizabeth

What was the name of the Native people of Virginia?

Algonquians

What were the names of the two Algonquian men brought back to England?

Manteo and Wanchese

What did Elizabeth supply Raleigh with?

£400 worth of ships and gunpowder

How did Walsingham contribute to the Virginia Project?

financial backing and English support

Who actually led the Virginia Project (not Raleigh)?

Richard Grenville,

Ralph Lane,

Thomas Harriot

What did Thomas Harriot do in the Virginia project and who was he?

A mathematician who worked out the Algonquian language from Wanchese and Manteo

Why did the Virginia Project fail?

Inexperience,

Resistance,

Journey (arrived at wrong time to produce food)