Yes more than likely they were I'm not 100% sure though
<span>The colonists called it the French and Indian War, and it permanently shifted the global balance of power. By the mid-18th century, both the British and French wanted to extend their North American colonies into the land west of the Appalachian Mountains, known then as the Ohio Territory. I hope I helped! :)</span>
I know this because I'm from Cuba and I'm just going to tell you the real stuff. Before Fidel Castro was president the president before that killed people and left them on the streets but now what they do is kill them and then hide them from people and pretend that nothing happened
A dictator is what your looking for
The Europeans built roads, bridges, and railways in african colonies cause it helped them transfer or trade materials like gold, meat, supplies, etc... but now in this century it helps the african colonies with there transportations <span />