What Was an Important Impetus for English Empire Building in North

What was an important impetus for English empire building in North America?

A) England was determined to spread Catholicism to Native Americans.
B) The Protestant Reformation heightened England's sense of mission to spread Protestantism and liberate the Americas from Spanish "popery."
C) England wanted to create a trading relationship with Spain in the New World.
D) England's rival, Ireland, had already established a colony in North America.
E) England believed that, as a great empire, it had a duty to share its wealth and knowledge with Native Americans.