... together an armada. However the large Spanish ships were outmaneuvered by the smaller faster English ships. Significance:The result was that by the end of the 16 century England was starting her rise towards becoming the dominant power in the world. Within the next century her navy would become the greatest force in the Ocean controlling her destiny as well as ... so in September of 1620 about 100 of them climbed aboard the Mayflower and headed for the New World. The Massachusetts Bay Colony--Was also intended to to be a holy commune but this colony became a staging area for expansion i...

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