Englands Advantage in the New World

How did a relatively small European nation like England rise to a position of world power? Obviously this question has many variables. Two major reasons that I feel attributed early on for the English success in becoming a world Empire. First the English persistence “at any cost” attitude when it came to the new world. The English literally sent ship after ship to the colonies even when survival rates were unimaginably low. This disregard for the individual and drive of high class greed is really important to note. The English population at home was booming and they were quite literally willingly to send as many settlers as it took to gain a foothold in this new world. Jamestown is a perfect example of this try until you succeed determination. I think for England mercantilism was a human cost situation and they did not hesitate to send wave after wave of settlers. Even making it seem appealing to the poor, and legislating to empower private companies, draw out investors, and find families to send. After Sir Francis Drake brought back that first bounty, nearly 3 times the Queens annual salary, you really see England go all in on establishing colonies and asserting its power across the ocean. Before this time it seemed that England was fine stealing from the Spanish and letting others make the dangerous plays of exploration. So aside from this greed caused determination of The English upper-class and convenient overpopulation there is another obvious but forgotten factor. This factor is the English Galleon, an incredible feet of engineering at the time. English Galleons were simply faster and more maneuverable then the competition. Although smaller in size the English ships had firepower that matched equal to or greater than any other country with a large navy (example :Spain). I think with the ability to travel 20% faster over open ocean as well as being able to shoot it out if necessary gave England a heavy advantage. So to some it all up, the dauntless