Question

Which is true about the battle of the Spanish Armada?

(1 point)
Responses

England’s smaller and faster ships sank much of the Spanish fleet.
England’s smaller and faster ships sank much of the Spanish fleet.

The battle took place off the coast of the Netherlands.
The battle took place off the coast of the Netherlands.

None of the Spanish ships returned home to Spain.
None of the Spanish ships returned home to Spain.

Phillip II of Spain wanted to force Henry VIII of England off the throne.
Phillip II of Spain wanted to force Henry VIII of England off the throne.

Answer 1

England’s smaller and faster ships sank much of the Spanish fleet.

Explanation: English ships’ speed, maneuverability, and longer‑range guns, plus fireships and bad weather, defeated the Armada in the English Channel in 1588. (Philip II was trying to depose Elizabeth I, not Henry VIII, and many Spanish ships did return but suffered heavy losses.)