Africa was rich in natural resources. They wanted to establish colonies in Africa to extract them. There were also other reasons such as, nationalism, missionaries and ambition.
Answer: Egged on by France above all, the 17 countries of the eurozone are planning to try to save their single currency with deeper political and economic integration. Britain thinks that in the short term some sort of deep integration is a necessary condition for saving the euro, and fears the consequences of a euro collapse. But Britain does not want to take part in that integration, will not pay for it, knows that it will be marginalised by it, cannot veto it and probably cannot extract many concessions from the process of creating it. Oh, and deep down the British government does not think it will work.
Answer:
Disagreements between the French and British over land claims and the fur trade
Explanation:
Causes of the French and Indian War. The French and Indian War began over the specific issue of whether the upper Ohio River valley was a part of the British Empire, and therefore open for trade and settlement by Virginians and Pennsylvanians, or part of the French Empire.