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Elizabeth I is credited with reverting England to her father, Henry VIII’s, Anglican Church during her reign.

England’s official religion to the Anglican Church upon her ascen- sion to the throne. Rise of aWorld Power Under Elizabeth’s reign, England’s status as a rising world power began.The defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 placed England in a position of prominence on the seas.Voyages of exploration and conquest continued, with the circumnavigation of the globe by Sir Francis Drake, and the creation of trading ports in India and the Far East brought new riches to the nation. By 1700, England con- trolled portions of northeast Canada and a swatch of land between the Atlantic coast and the Appalachian Mountains that became 13 valuable colonies and soonpossessed the strongest navy in theworld. The systemof mercantilism that developed between England and

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