Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. England wanted a share of the wealth that Spain had been taking from the lands it had claimed in the Americas.
B. Conflict had existed between Spain and England since the 1570s.
C. Elizabeth I, Queen of England, encouraged her staunch admiral of the navy, Sir Francis Drake, to raid Spanish ships and towns.
D. Though these raids were on a small scale, Drake achieved dramatic success, adding gold and silver to England’s treasury and diminishing Spain’s supremacy.
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ADCB
2
BDAC
3
BACD
4
CDAB