Although France (empire/people) was similar to England (empire/people) in that they both were motivated by trade and colonization, they were different in that France (empire/people) had/was/began (other verbs are possible) collapse due to the conflicts with the English while England (empire/people) had/was/began (other verbs are possible) prospering becoming the world's dominant country.
Concerning their political steps to growing their empire (general topic from chart), Spain (empire/people) was/were very similar to Netherlands (empire/people) in that both had/was/began (other verbs are possible) created provinces and built localized governments. However, their differences were more pronounced regarding their economic results (general topic from chart), in that Netherlands (empire/people) had/was/began (other verbs are possible) been focusing more on spice trade while Spain (empire/people) had/was/began (other verbs are possible) focusing more on silver and slave trade.
Mughal (empire/people) was/were different from Ottomans (empire/people) in that Mughal (empire/people) had/was/began (other verbs are possible) a huge declined in power and loss of territory while the Ottomans (empire/people) had/was/began (other verbs are possible) increased to size of their empire taking control of Europeans and Asian trade routes through land and sea. However, they were similar in that they used their military to expand their empires and increase trade access, and to gain power (specifics from general topic from chart).
The British government relaxed rules regulating trade for the American colonies in the late 1600s because the British hoped the colonies would become wealthier and spend more on manufactured goods from Britain.
