Motivations for the Spanish Attack on the British Isles in 1588

question 4

Multiple Choice

Motivations for the Spanish attack on the British Isles in 1588 did NOT include

• A) the petering out of the great silver mines in Spanish America
• B) English harassment of the Spanish in the Americas
• C) English aid to Dutch rebels
• D) a determination to bring England back into the Catholic fold

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