What Role Did the "Protestant Wind" Play in English History

question 40

Multiple Choice

What role did the "Protestant Wind" play in English history?

• A) It enabled Sir Gilbert Humphrey to sail to Newfoundland and start a Protestant colony there.
• B) It aided Oliver Cromwell in his campaigns to suppress the Catholic Irish.
• C) It described the growing desire of English explorers to cross the Atlantic in the early 1500s.
• D) It helped defeat the Spanish Armada in 1588 and pave the way for English dominance of the seas.
• E) It helped Elizabeth I triumph over her Catholic enemies and claim the English throne.

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