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Unit 5 – Conflict, Crisis, and Reaction in the Late 18th Century
Topic 5.2
What was a likely purpose for an English merchant writing about the growth and profitability of overseas colonies in the late-17th century?
To criticize government policies favouring domestic trade over colonial trade.
To encourage further investment and support for colonial enterprises.
To advocate for colonization's end due to its environmental impacts.
To discourage other nations from establishing their own colonies.
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