Both wars involved European countries fighting for control of North America. i took the same Exam with the question and got it right.
The purpose of a committee of the whole is to relax the usual limits on debate, allowing a more open exchange of views without the urgency of a final vote. Debates in a committee of the whole may be recorded but are often excluded from the assembly's minutes.
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I think they would encourage the spread of ideas and a blending of local cultures into a more general European culture.