Why was England initially reluctant to establish an empire in the Americas?
A) Colonization threatened the English alliance with Spain.
B) Colonization threatened the English alliance with France.
C) Colonization would force Spain to ally itself with Portugal and France against England.
D) The English did not want to bring about conflict with the Pope.
E) Colonization threatened English trading agreements with the Dutch.

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England was initially reluctant to establish an empire in the Americas because it did not want to jeopardize its alliance with Spain, which was a powerful Catholic nation at the time.

Why Was England Initially Reluctant to Establish an Empire in the Americas