The defeat of the Spanish armada made it easier to colonize the new world because the Spanish already had a lot of land so it would be easy to now colonize with out them in the way
⦁ It helped spread literacy throughout Europe.
Because of the Protestant Reformation, there was an increased focus on education because it has been important to achieve economic growth and democracy. Literacy was part of the spread of the Protestantism which was also employed by the Catholic religion.