What enabled the English to challenge Spain's power of the sea and seek colonies in North America?

A) The defeat of the Spanish Armada

B) The French defeat of Spain in a war

C) The discovery of gold at Roanoke

D) The Spanish no longer wanting colonies

A statement that enabled the English to challenge Spain's power of the sea and seek colonies in North America was;

A) The defeat of the Spanish Armada

The defeat of the Spanish Armada has long been held as one of England's greatest military achievements. However, some more recent historians claim that the English victory was no more than a lucky accident.