The British colonial empire faced rivalry from other colonial powers such as the Spanish, and the french. The 17th century was a period of expansion of Spanish empires and,french empires who were staking claims in the region especially in the Americas, where Britain had a great deal of interest. This rivalry often caused sporadic clashes here and there.
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