THE SPANISH ARMADA
 Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 8 August 1588. Artist: Philippe-Jacques de Loutherbourg. Date: 1796 |
1. Put the Heading: The Spanish Armada on a new page in your book.
2. Go to the following web site: http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/lessons/armada/lesson_index.html and then click
The
trouble between England and Spain. 3.Explain in one sentence in your book, when and what the Spanish Armada was.
4.Continue on to the next web page: http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/lessons/armada/why_warexplain.htm and read about each of the problems between England and Spain. Then explain the causes of the eventual naval war between Spain and England.
5. Move on to the next web page: http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/lessons/armada/why_war_matchup.htm and when you have completed the match up page correctly, write out the completed chart in your book. Use the heading: Why England and Spain Went to War
6. a) Work your way through the interactive presentation of the Spanish
Armada:
http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/lessons/armada/map.htm
b) Do the 16 multiple choice questions at the end and when
you have checked you have got the answers correct, write the questions
with the correct answers in your book. Use the heading:The Story of The
Spanish Armada.
7.
Work through the activities on the following web page :http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/lessons/armada/sheet/defeat.htm and under the
new heading: The Defeat of The Spanish Armada, write your responses in your
book.
a) Study the sources, then write out the passage provided,
filling in the missing words with a different coloured pen.
b) Follow the instructions on the web page and make up the
chart showing the reasons for why the Spanish Armada was defeated. Follow
the priority of writing out what you think are the most important
reasons first and give your reason or explanation.
c) Write just the introduction to the essay question: Why did the
Spanish Armada fail? (125 words)
