After the defeat of the Spanish Armada, Elizabeth could rightly claim
a) the supremacy of England in world affairs.
b) victory over the Spanish throne.
c) the possession of colonies in Florida for England.
d) the expulsion of Catholicism from England forever.
Answer: a
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