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| Question | Answer |
| What empires were dominant during the Elizabethan Age? | The Spanish and Portuguese |
| What did the Elizabethans challenge in the Spanish main? | They challenged the Spanish monopoly of trade |
| Who tried to establish a overseas colony in Roanoke, Virginia? | Sir Walter Raleigh |
| Why did Sir Walter Raleigh try to establish an overseas colony? | So that there could be trade between that area and Britain. |
| Who did the Elizabethans expand trade with? | Russia and the East Indies |
| When and why was the East India Company set up? | In 1600 to trade with India and the Far East |
| As well as establishing overseas colonies, what else did Elizabethans do to expand overseas trade? | Explored many sea routes around the oceans such as the north-west passage. |
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