Continental System, buddy. Look it up
In England which was king James the first.
They were interested once the explorers found that land. They were interested because the New World provides them the needs in their country such as spices, gold, and other valuable things. So, the answer is TRUE.
The answer is Palestine.
In 1947, the state of Israel was created. This meant that the British gave up control of Palestine.
Before the creation of the State of Israel in 1948, the British controlled what was then known as the 'Mandate for Palestine'. This was the name given to the Ottoman province of Palestine which was conquered by the British after the first World War.
As the Ottoman Empire kept on disintegrating, the British were able to develop Palestine into a small colony and eventually turned it into a modern country called the State of Israel.