1. Sir Francis Drake By: Drew Koontz

2. About Sir Francis Drake Born: 1540 Birthplace: Devonshire, England Died: January 28, 1596 Worked for: English Explorer Best known for: circumnavigating the globe

3. Voyages 1577:trip around the world 1579: he stopped near the present-day San Francisco 1581: Elizabeth I awarded Drake knighthood 1585: Drake travelled to Brazil 1587: Drake attacked and destroyed the Spanish Fleet at Cadiz

4. ships The Golden Hind the Pelican Mary Santa Maria Christopher Swan Laden Judith

5. Why was he important for England he captured the Spanish fort of San Augustine captured 1600–1700 tons of gold from Spanish ships He was second-in-command of the English fleet against the Spanish Armada in 1588 Captured Spanish city, Nombre de Dios In 1573, he captured around 20 tons of silver and gold from a mule train.

6. Other interesting facts made the first English slaving voyages When he was 25 he married Mary Newman He died at sea on his final voyage King Philip II was claimed to have offered a $6.5M reward for who ever caught him He first started going to sea at the age of 12 or 13

7. Christopher Columbus born 1451 in Genoa 1 st went to the sea at the age of 10. he was a navigator, colonizer, and explorer from the Republic of Genoa, in northwestern Italy voyages led to general European awareness of the American continents died May 20,1506, at about age 55,

8. Christopher Columbus ships The Santa Maria: :The Niña La Pinta: