4-14

french war of religion 

main combatnets were 

protestants france catholics 

there were 7 wars that lasted over total of 36 yrs 

1572 attended oriel college oxford and studied law at tje middle temple law college 

in college he became interested in writing poetry 

1587 walter had left with his half brother sir humphrey 

there goal was to find the northwest passae 

never found the passage the mission degenerated into a pricateering foray against spanish shipping 

put in jail

1579-83 taleigh had fought in the service of ueen eolizabeth in ireland 

his victories and ruthlessness at the siefe of smerwick and establishing english and scottish protestants in munster made him a favortite of elizabethe 

known as early supporter of coloniation and wanted to start a colony in north america 

even though he legally was allowed to elizabeth forbade him to leaver her service 

between 1585-88 he made many trips to establish a colony near roanoke on the coast of what is now north carolina 

he would hace caled it virginia 

many delays quarrel disorganization and hostile indians forced some of the colonists to ecventually return to england 

the setlers did bring back pottoes and obacco which ere unkown in europe at the time 

a second voyage was activated 

became elizabeths non favorites when he married one of her maids of honors in 1592

in him doing so she wsa put into a jealous rage and the couple were briefly in prison in the tower of london 

once released went go looking for the land of gold 

they only found a litle gold but was reinstated him with the queen with the help of 2 subsequent forays 

at this time king james was now the leader 

walter action with the spanish early on in life didnt set well wih the king 

raleighs enemies were quick to taint his reputation with the new king 

because of this he was charged with treason and condemed 

lived in the tower of london and he even wrote his history of the world in 1614 

the king eleased him in 1616 to go look for gold in south america

while he was there he invaded and pillaged spanish terrritory and was forced back to england 

because of his actions he was arested and his original death sentence was for treason was invoked 

Francisco bcazquez de cornado 

background 

born 1510 (spain)

15 yrs later traveled to new spain 

married a twelve yr old and had 8 kids 

explored for spain 

vicero of new spain antonio de mendoza 

himself 

he sent two men o the north to new mexico 

they returned after encountering zuni natives and with 

american south west 

they traveed farther north than any euroeans before 

found cibola 

arrived at cibola starving forced entry learned of a great river to the west 

couldnt use colorado so they went east along rio grande 

stayed in a village they stole from tiguex natives 

man told coronado about quivira to the east he met the apaches and was told to travel north quivira 

traveled far into the great plains 

the pueblo Indians suffered greatly because of coronado attacking them and demanding food and shelter from them 

was his exploration considered succeful 

no

stories 

turk

led them to the great plains 

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