Ruin of Spain's sea-power. English History for Americans, 131-135.
25. Destruction of the Spanish Armada, 1588.--This activity of the English in America was very distressing to the King of Spain. For he claimed all America for himself and did not wish Englishmen to go thither. He determined to conquer England and thus put an end to these English voyages. But Hawkins, Drake, Ralegh, and the men behind the English guns were too strong even for the Invincible Armada. Spain's sea-power never recovered from this terrible blow. Englishmen could now found colonies with slight fear of the Spaniards. When the Spanish king learned of the settlement of Jamestown, he ordered an expedition to go from St. Augustine to destroy the English colony. But the Spaniards never got farther than the mouth of the James River. For when they reached that point, they thought they saw the masts and spars of an English ship. They at once turned about and sailed back to Florida as fast as they could go.
QUESTIONS AND TOPICS
CHAPTER 1
§§ 1-3.--a. To how much honor are the Northmen entitled as the discoverers of America?
b. Draw from memory a map showing the relative positions of Norway, Iceland, Greenland, and North America.
c. What portions of the world were known to Europeans in 1490? Explain by drawing a map.
§§ 4-6.--a. State Columbus's beliefs about the shape and size of the earth.
b. What land did Columbus think that he had reached?