Ch. 2 Learning Objective: State the factors that led England to colonization

The only territory England was able to claim was Jamestown and was having trouble claiming more North American territory. The English were having internal conflicts such as the English Protestan Formation launched in the 1530's because King Henry VII broke with Roman Catholic Church. England also had to crush the Catholic's in Ireland with their uprising as they tried to look for help in Spain. When Elizabeth I became queen, she gave England the energy they needed to be more proactive. Spain attacked England only to be destroyed in the Spanish Armada and this win gave England the chace to colonize so they swarmed the Americas. The win over Spain also fueld their popularity, power, and economy; additionally, it inspired things such as the Golden Age of Literature and a treaty to be signed between Spain and England.