The Dutch were not anymore keen to admit
their deterioration than any nation, because their scarcity and feebleness were
obviously trading the affluence of their earlier times. The Spanish Armada was
a Spanish taskforce of 130 ships that navigated from La Coruna, under the thorough
knowledge of the Duke of Medina Sidonia with the tenacity of escorting an army
from Flanders to conquer the England.
To appease colonists by repealing the Stamp Act, save face and end the boycotts on trade.
When President Roosevelt said on December 7, 1941 that the date would live in infamy he meant that the day would be remembered as a dishonorable and disgraceful day in American history do to the large loss of life from the Pearl Harbor attacks. Therefore, out of these words Roosevelt was equating the attacks to being done in manner that could be equated with "dishonor."
To keep European's from creating any more colonies in the Americas. If the European did form any more colonies, the US would see it as an act of aggression.
