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<u>Q</u><u>U</u><u>E</u><u>S</u><u>T</u><u>I</u><u>O</u><u>N</u><u> </u><u>:</u>
- Why did the British have colonies abroad/overseas?
<u>A</u><u>N</u><u>S</u><u>W</u><u>E</u><u>R</u><u> </u><u>:</u>
- Many of these people began to look for ways to invest their new-found wealth. One of these ways was to invest in colonies. ... England also looked at the settlement of colonies as a way of fulfilling its desire to sell more goods and resources to other countries than it bought.
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