Question

Match each individual on the left with the correct phrase on the right.

a. francis drake 1. "sea dog" who plundered the treasure ships of the spanish main
b. walter raleigh
c. humphrey gilbert 2. adventurer who tried but failed to establish a colony in newfoundland 3. explorer whose voyage in 1498 established england's territorial claims in the new world 4. courtier whose colony at roanoke island was mysteriously abandoned in the 1580s 5. colonizer who helped establish tobacco as a cash crop in georgia

Answer 1

Correct Matches:

a) Sir Francis Drake 1) the sea dog who plundered the treasure ships of the Spanish main

c) Humphrey Gilbert 2) adventurer who tried but failed to establish a colony in Newfoundland

b) Walter Raleigh 4) courtier whose colony at Roanoke Island was mysteriously abandoned in the 1580s