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After the War of 1812, the first expansionist goal of the republic was the acquisition of Canada.
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The answer is going to be B.
Britain fought the french and indian war because they were trying to see if Britain or France would be the strong power in North America.
The first Europeans to purchase furs from Indians<span> were </span>French<span> and English fishermen who, during the 1500's, fished off the coast of northeastern Canada and occasionally traded with the </span>Indians<span>.</span>