The most important event that influenced england's decision to begin colonizing in the new world was the

the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588

As a result of the defeat of the Spanish Armada by the English naval force, interest in colonization grow in England. This was fortified further by a desire to compete with Spain, almost constant religious strife, the growth of merchant capitalism, an increasing population  that was faced with decreasing food supply

Strict, unfair, brutal, dangerous, unsafe.

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