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Why did the French and English start colonies?

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Answer:

The Franch colonized North America to create trading posts for fur trade.

England also locked at the settlement of colonies as a way of fulfilling its desire to sell more goods and resources to other countries.

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Natural resources, more land, mercantilism...

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