1. Sir Francis Drake
By Mehad

2. Table of Contents
1. Intro
2. Pictures of Sir Francis Drake
3. Quick Facts
4. 5 ships Sir Francis Drake Sailed on
5. Childhood
6. Marriage & Family
7. Circumnavigation
8. How he changed the world
9. Movie about Sir Francis
10. Documentary about Drake
11. Conclusion

3. Introduction
My project is about Sir Francis Drake. Drake
was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the
world 3 times! He was a Privateer, Captain,
Navigator, Slaver, and Politician.

4. Pictures of Sir Francis Drake
Francis Drake

5. Quick Facts
Nicknames: El Draque(Spanish called him that)
Draco( Latin for "The Dragon")
POB: Tavistock, Devon, England
POD: Portobelo, Colon, Panama
Years Alive: 1563 - 1596
Signature:

6. 5 Ships Sir Francis Drake sailed in
Names of the 5 ships: Golden Hind, the
Marigold, the Elizabeth, the Swan, and the
Christopher.

7. Childhood
● As a child Drake loved the sea
● He was the oldest out of the twelve sons his
mom had
● When he was 13 he was a crew of a ship
● Drake wanted to learn new things at a
young age
● Named after his godfather Francis Russel
● Drake was an anti-Catholic

8. Marriage and Family
● Drake had 2 wives
● One of his wives died so he married another
wife
● One of his wife's name was Mary Newman
● The other was Elizabeth Sydenham
● Drake had no children
● After Drake died his second wife married a
man named Sir William Courtenay of
Powderham

9. Drake's Wife

10. Circumnavigation
● In 1577 Drake set out 5 ships to attack
Spanish holdings on the Pacific Coast
● The Spanish abandoned 2 ships in Rio de la
Plata in the South
● The other 3 ships navigated the Straits of
Magellan
● A storm came and destroyed one ship and
the crew
● Drake continued in the Golden Hind up the
Coast alone

11. Circumnavigation Map

12. How Sir Francis Drake changed the
world
● Drake was the first Englishman to
circumnavigate the world
● He helped to defeat the Spanish
● He showed the world that the world could
be circumnavigated

13. Movie about Sir Francis Drake

14. Documentary about Sir Francis Drake

15. Conclusion
My conclusion is that I learned a lot about Sir
Francis Drake. I learned he was an explorer,
slaver, privateer, captain, etc. In the
beginning of this project I didn't know
anything about Sir Francis Drake and now I
know all about him.

16. Ending
The End!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!