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The first Englishman to sail around the world was .?

Sir Francis Drake


Who was First englishman to explore north America?

Sir Walter Raleigh.


An Englishman named Robert Fortune opened the tea trade in India by stealing tea plants from China and sending them on to India for planting. Is this when the phrase make a fortune originated?

He was actually Scottish!!


Why might an englishman sail for the dutch or an Italian sail for the french in the 1600s?

In the 1600s, economic opportunities, political alliances, and religious affiliations often motivated individuals to sail under foreign flags. An Englishman might choose to sail for the Dutch due to the lucrative trade routes and the Dutch East India Company's dominance in the spice trade. Similarly, an Italian might align with the French to escape political instability in their own region or to benefit from French patronage in exploration and commerce. Overall, personal ambition and the search for wealth often transcended national loyalties during this era.


Who was the first Englishman to visit Australia?

The first Englishman in Australia was William Dampier, who arrived in 1688. An experienced sea captain and pirate, Dampier became the first Englishman to explore and map parts of New Holland and New Guinea. On 4 January 1688, his ship the 'Cygnet' was beached on the northwest coast of Australia, at King Sound near Buccaneer Archipelago on the north-west coast of Australia. While the ship was being repaired Dampier made notes on the fauna and flora he found there. Dampier was actually completely unimpressed by the dry, barren landscape, the lack of water and what he described as the "miserablest people in the world" - the native population. His negative reports led to the delay of England's colonisation of what is now Australia. It was not until 1770 that James Cook reported positively on the green, fertile countryside of New South Wales (on the eastern coast), and England sought to colonise the previously unknown continent.