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How did Queen Elizabeth I contribute to English exploration? Queen Elizabeth I
6 days ago | beth

How did Queen Elizabeth I contribute to English exploration?

Queen Elizabeth I supported and encouraged exploration, leading to the expansion of England's influence overseas. She granted charters to explorers like Sir Francis Drake, Sir Walter Raleigh, and Sir Humphrey Gilbert, facilitating voyages that opened up new trade routes and established early English colonies, such as those attempted in North America.