What reasons allowed Great Britain to further its colonization in the new world?

A vigorous economy supplemented by a wide-flung system of trade & commerce, an industrious citizenry, an efficient professional military establishment enhanced by the most powerful & state-of-the-art navy afloat, and control of the global financial system as the successors of the Dutch burghers all contributed to the advantages enjoyed by the British, especially after the formation of Great Britain during the reign of Queen Anne