Question

1. Why did Queen Isabella agree to fund Columbus’s voyage?

2. Henry Hudson,- British navigator was hire by the Dutch. What was the result of his 1609 voyage?

3. What four main things were the English seeking with their colonization of North America?

4. What religion was William Penn?

Answer 1

1. Why did Queen Isabella agree to fund Columbus’s voyage?

The kings of Portugal and England refuse him their financial assistance. He manages to convince Queen Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Spain, who will finance his expedition