Why Bombay, Hudson Bay and Tangier Mattered to English Strategy Flashcards

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Which three overseas regions were most important to English strategy in the 1660s and 1670s?

Bombay in India, Tangier in North Africa, and Hudson Bay in North America were key because they gave England new bases for trade and war.

Why was Bombay’s harbour useful to England’s navy and merchants?

Bombay had a large, deep and safe harbour on India’s west coast, so English warships and merchant ships could shelter, repair and load goods there.

How did Bombay help the East India Company grow?

Bombay became the East India Company’s main base in western India, making it easier to control trade in cotton, pepper and spices and to challenge Dutch and Portuguese traders.

Why did Tangier seem valuable to English strategy when it was first taken?

Tangier lay by the Strait of Gibraltar, so an English port there could watch and protect ships going into and out of the Mediterranean and act as a naval base against rivals.

Why did England give up Tangier in 1684 even though it was in a key position?

Tangier was costly to defend, often attacked by local forces, and Parliament did not want to keep paying for it, so the garrison left and destroyed the harbour works and forts.

Why was Hudson Bay important for English trade in North America?

Hudson Bay gave access to many rivers leading inland, so First Nations hunters could bring furs to English trading posts on the coast instead of the English going deep into the interior.

What was the Hudson’s Bay Company and how did it help English strategy?

Set up in 1670, the Hudson’s Bay Company had a royal monopoly on trade around Hudson Bay, built forts and posts there, and helped England claim land and furs in a region France also wanted.

How did Bombay, Tangier and Hudson Bay together support England’s wider aims?

They gave England ports in Asia, the Mediterranean and North America, which increased overseas trade, offered new naval bases and helped England compete with the Dutch, Spanish and French.

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