Apart of thier exploriation to trade routes to the indians for spices.finding gold and new lands for colonization to further to grow thier empires
3 is the answer to the question
B) Lenient
He didn't want to be so harsh, and knew they only were being mislead from the rich people making free labor off the slaves. Most of the confederates fighting hardly had slaves and barely shared any "racist pride". So Lincoln was Lenient.
The answer is C) Colonies that exported their natural resources became economically dependent on imperial governments and manufactured goods.
Seen in South America, West Africa, IndoChina and South Asia, the European powers of France, Britain, Portugal etc all wanted to profit from the natural resources of their colonies.
Most of these items were initially allowed only to be traded within the Empire, ensuring that the King/Queen become wealthy and the colonies start depending on them for economic prosperity.
