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Thursday, September 2, 2010

Silas Sir Francis Drake story

Sir Francis Drake was born in the 1540's in England. He asked Queen Elizabeth if he could have a boat to steal gold, treasure and slaves for England. When he stole treasure and slaves he asked the Queen if he could sail around the world the Queen said ''Yes. But now I am paying you to be a privateer."
Off Sir Francis Drake went sailing around the world. But on the way he attacked the Spanish and took their treasure then buried it. Sir Francis was the first English man to sail around the world, in his ship the Golden Hinde. On his voyages, the Spanish galleons attacked Drake's ship too, because he had attacked their ships