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European colonization of Australia began for which of the following reasons? A. to secure trading opportunities B. to expand the empire C. to take advantage of natural resources D. to create a penal colony

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D. to create a penal colony

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User Yaroslav Grishajev
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d. to create a penal colony

(so they could dump the english convicts there and not have to worry about them anymore)

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