I believe the answer is: <span>Compared to the British colonists, the French population was relatively low.
Due to amount of soldiers available at their command, the british colonists can afford to went into confrontation with the natives without compromising their national defense. The french did not possess the same luxury as the british empire had, which force them to choose non-confrontational approach.</span>
It would strengthen the navy and enable the U.S to guard its colonies. I believe the building of the Panama Canal was in time of Imperialism (not 100% sure), where countries were trying to take over smaller or weaker countries to accumulate more power.
English colonization would save the New World from Spanish tyranny.
Hakluyt posited that England would receive numerous benefits by creating colonies in the Americas. He considered this necessary given what he considered as Spanish tyranny whereby the Spanish forced people forswear and renounce their religion and their loyalty to the Queen
China's first imperial dynasty was the Qin dynasty. The Qin unified the Chinese Warring States by conquest, however their empire ended up becoming unstable, after the death of the first emperor Qin Shi Huang.
