Transcript Francis Drake

Francis Drake
By: Dondre Armstrong and Austin
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Francis Drake’s life
He was born in Devon, England in 1540
He’s the son of a puritan farmer and a
preacher.
He learned sailing as a young man.
Life as a privateer
• Francis drake was given command of his
own ship, the Judith.
• Drake and his cousins sailed to Africa
engage in the slave trade.
• Finally they sailed to New Spain to sell
their captives to settlers.
Sailing around the world
• In December, of 1557 he set of the golden
hind on his trip around the world.
• He turned northward and sailed up the
coast of Chile and Peru attacking and
destroying things.
• He finally crossed the equator in July and
sailed into Plymouth Harbor in September
of 1580.
His Adventures
• When he was 18,he started serving in ship
trading the the Bay of Biscay.
• At age 23,he went on slaving voyages to
Guinea in west Africa.
• Finally at age 24,he was made captain of
Judith.
Facts about Francis Drake
-He was involved in piracy and illicit slave
trading before being chosen to be a leader
in 1577.
-There were no birth records on Francis
Drake.
-He successfully completed the journey and
was knighted by Queen Elizabeth 1.
Where we got our information from
• www.ask.com
• Pictures of Francis Drake.
• Facts about Francis Drake and his
voyages.