![Text Box: Understanding: Fill in the gaps and write the following sentences out:
In Source A, Philip blames the failure of the Armada on the _______.
Both ______ _ ___ _ say that the weather caused the failure of the Armada?
In August 1588 the English filled eighty ships with _________ material, set fire to them and allowed them to sail towards the _______ ships.
When English ships were firing on the Spanish, the Spanish tried to sail _____ to the English ships so their soldiers could _____ them.
The Spanish encountered terrible weather off the coast of _______.
Some Spanish made it ashore, but they were _____ by English soldiers and ________.
Over _______ men set out on the Armada, less than _____ made it back safely.
Source C states the English ships were better _____ and better ______.
Three ways Spanish sailors were slain are by , by being killed in Ireland, in ______ with the English.
Prioritising:
Using your previous work, create a table with five reasons for defeat. Put the reason you think is most important at the top, with a explanation next to it. Then complete the table with the four remaining reasons, in order of priority:
Concluding:
Why did the Spanish Armada fail? [Explain in 125 words.]](defeat2_files/image005.gif)
|
Reason |
Explanation |
|
1. The most important reason… |
My explanation of why I think this is the most important... |
|
flammable |
close |
killed |
|
board |
weather |
Ireland |
|
manned |
built |
Sources A and B |
|
Spanish |
settlers |
25.000 |
|
10,000 |
battle |
drowning |
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