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Expansionism. New sources of raw materials. Land, Not vastly different from the expansion from the East Coast States into the Indian territories of the Western Plains after the American Civil War.

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Q: What was the primary purpose behind colonialism as it was practiced by European nations during the 18th and 19th centuries?
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