Question

This was the nickname for the English privateers (such as Francis Drake) who raided Spanish gold and silver shipments from the New World during the reign of Elizabeth I

A) Ocean Wolves

B) Sea Hawks

C) Pirate Lords

D) Golden Buccaneers

Answer 1

The nickname for English privateers like Francis Drake during Elizabeth I's reign was the 'Sea Dogs'. They plundered Spanish treasures and contributed to the tensions leading to the launch of the Spanish Armada, which was subsequently defeated by England.

Step-by-step explanation:

The nickname for the English privateers, such as Sir Francis Drake, who raided Spanish gold and silver shipments from the New World during the reign of Elizabeth I was Sea Dogs. These privateers were authorized by the English crown to disrupt Spanish maritime trade and did so quite successfully, amassing significant wealth in the process.

Queen Elizabeth I sanctioned these actions, which intensified the already existing tensions between Protestant England and Catholic Spain, leading eventually to the deployment of the Spanish Armada by King Philip II of Spain in 1588. The defeat of the Armada in the English Channel, partly due to a combination of English naval tactics and treacherous storms, secured England's naval dominance in the region.