Defeat of the Spanish Armada

Q#1 State the factors that led England to begin colonization? 
Various factors where involved in the desire for colonization from England, as history shows England did not initially act on the colonizing trend, but instead allowed time and necessity set the path for a stressful but eventual success. Caught in a constant battle with Spain, England finally put an end to Spain's imperial dreams, decreasing Spain's dominance in the New World allowing England a better chance at colonizing. With the fresh defeat of the Spanish Armada, in came a Golden Era of literature where poets such as William Shakespeare made references to the wonders of the American colonies, new desires bloomed as the people of England desired to seek these places that offered an adventure and opportunities for a new life. In the opening of the seventeenth century social and economical changes occurred. England's population increased from 3 million to 4 million starting from the year 1550 all the way to the 1600. As the population grew job opportunities began to disappear, landlords began to close down farm lands and the workers found it difficult to find any remaining jobs. Soon workers Found themselves begging for money in cities such as Bristol and London. The enormity of the pauper population alarmed the citizens, concluding that England had reached their maximum point in capacity. These factors led England to seek colonization, the obvious unemployment, population growth, marketing, adventure and the horizon cleared from Spain at last.Two years later England sought to colonize Jamestown, Virginia a mission that proved challenging.