Sir Francis Drake's Voyage

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I am Queen Elizabeth the first. I sent Sir Francis Drake and John Hawkins on an expedition around the world. John Hawkins was Drake’s partner for sailing and his cousin, as well. They were the two I thought I could count on. One day I sent them to get slaves for me and allowed them to leave on my ship. It had been awhile waiting for them to get back from the journey. Now, I was getting suspicious. The explorers came back later then expected to. When I asked where the slaves were Drake had told me there weren’t any. They had a look on their faces as if they weren’t telling me something. Later the next day, Samuel was beheaded suspiciously. I was starting to question Drake because of the way he had been acting. I found out that there were slaves

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