Question

Please fill in the blank. One Englishman who pushed countrymen to colonize America (blank). He was offered lands for nobles, exotic produce for merchants, and souls for Protestant clergymen. English colonization was also aided by the of the failure of the (blank) in 1588, which was defeated by the English navy and the “Protestant wind” which was interpreted as God's direct intervention.

Answer 1

One Englishman who pushed countrymen to colonize America is Sir Walter Raleigh. He was offered lands for nobles, exotic produce for merchants, and souls for Protestant clergymen. English colonization was also aided by the failure of the Spanish Armada in 1588, which was defeated by the English navy and the “Protestant wind” which was interpreted as God's direct intervention.