Question

Spain and England were rivals because of:

piracy

religion

exploration

land in the New World

all of the above

Answer 1

The conflict between the two was mostly because of some political situation. Spain and England were essentially trading nations expanding into the New World and their financial interests were already bringing them into conflict, as well as partly religious.

Answer 2

all of the above

Step-by-step explanation:

Piracy

The Spanish fleet was vast a numerous it had become the greatest in the world.

A significant source of income was lost due to piracy – loot of merchant shipping, on high seas.

Piracy was secretly sponsored by the English rule often targeted at Spanish ships, crossing the Atlantic, transporting gold from the Americas to Spain.

Religion

Protestant and Catholics struggled over centuries.

Spain was strongly backed up by the Pope and England decided to stay outside creating its own Anglican church.

Separating from Rome would cost England in the long run.

Exploration

Both sides were exploring for a way to reach the India since trade routes were key to both for expanding influence in the world.

The exploration for trade routes sought to bring luxury and rare items from the Orient.

Land in the New World

The Spanish first came to the Caribbean, then conquered most of the Central and South American lands as they defeated settlers establishing colonnies.

The English came to occupy North America were they encountered as well natives and focused more on trade, forming local alliances.