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The 19 pages that link to English colonization of the Americas, each with the reason it gives.

• British EmpireBroader topic: These colonies formed the first enduring settlements of England’s overseas empire.

• Treaty of TordesillasCompared with: England did not accept the Iberian treaty as binding on its own overseas expansion.

• Thirteen ColoniesNarrower topic: It began the Atlantic settlement that eventually produced the thirteen colonies.

• British West IndiesNarrower topic: English expansion created the Caribbean possessions later grouped as the British West Indies.

• JamestownNarrower topic: Jamestown became the first enduring English colonial foothold in North America.

• Elizabethan eraRelated: Elizabethan expeditions laid early, fragile foundations for later English colonization.

• British imperialismBroader topic: These colonies established enduring patterns of settlement, extraction, and imperial administration.

• Francis DrakeRelated: Drake’s voyages and claims formed part of England’s early challenge to Spain’s American empire.

• Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)Related: Wartime raids and maritime rivalry helped shape England’s ambitions across the Atlantic.

• John SmithNarrower topic: Smith promoted expansion beyond Jamestown through exploration and published advocacy.

• Proprietary colonyNarrower topic: Proprietary grants became one English method of organizing and financing American colonization.

• Richard HakluytNarrower topic: His writings supplied arguments for the broader colonial movement.

• House of TudorRelated: Elizabethan voyages initiated projects that later developed into permanent colonies.

• English overseas possessionsBroader topic: Atlantic colonies became the most extensive and durable part of England’s overseas possessions.

• Humphrey GilbertNarrower topic: Gilbert’s Newfoundland claim was an early episode in this broader expansion.

• Saint KittsRelated: English settlement began on Saint Kitts in 1623 and shaped its colonial institutions.

• Bartholomew GosnoldNarrower topic: Gosnold’s voyages helped advance England’s early colonial ambitions.

• History of Saint Kitts and NevisNarrower topic: English settlement on Saint Kitts began a lasting British colonial presence.

• Roanoke IslandNarrower topic: Roanoke was an early, unsuccessful stage in England’s broader colonial project.