Question

How did England benefit form colonization

Answer 1

They became richer and wealthier off the resources of the lands they colonized

Answer 2

Having colonies made England an empire. In the seventeenth century, you were no one I'd you weren't an empire. It also was a financial boon, because England was a small country with no way of expanding. Having colonies was the only way to add population and land. 

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