What two events in europe “fuel” the english drive and ability to settle north america?

The Age of Enlightenment and the Age of Exploration helped to inspire European sailors to travel and explore the world, including the discovery of the Americas. This period sparked religious, political, philosophical and economic changes across Europe and its colonies, with the rise of trade and tradable goods, and exploration of ideas, the colonists began to separate more from their Empires, with political and religious (or non-religious) differences, the English colonists populated North America with a sense of independence in thought, rule of government, religious practices and economy.

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dylan has written many enduring songs and he has received several awards for his musical achievement;  

any written work with artistic value can be considered literature; especially if such work is publicly recognized, and has had importance and endurance among people; whether is poetry or fiction or drama or even criticism, since it's the transcendence and representation of a culture, language or people in a period of time to more people, using letters (words), regardless the subject.

the nobel prize in literature is given to authors from any country based on a body of work as a whole that inspires and nurses the life of humanity.  

and the work of bob dylan matches that description, therefore is well deserved since he'd created new poetic expressions within the american song tradition, that has inspired and influenced the lives of many people, not only withing the united stated but worldwide as well.