The value of a country's currency drops.
Locals were oppressed, and imperialists used local natural resources for their own gain.
I believe that the three countries which were fighting for control over North America were England, Spain, and France.
All of these countries wanted to have a piece of this new continent they accidentally discovered. Somehow, France got the northern parts (Canada especially), Spain got the southern parts (especially Mexico), and England got the middle.
farmers bought land from landowners in return for shares of crops. thats the best answer
