How did sailors know where they were going on
the ocean in the 1500s? What details from the text
help you support your claim? Think about what you
know about sailors, then explain how the details
support your claim.

Stars

Explanation:

Sailors would either mark down notes of how many Nauts they have traveled which is how you measure sea distance then at night time they would follow the Nothern Star to find their way home. Thats why on most compasses there is a star on it also it is known that most people thought you would sail off the side of the earth because they believed it was all flat until someone found out that the earth was a Sphere it was an Astronomer as well.

its a england was sure to defeat the french in battle

the event is known to be the soviet union.