Westerners began to increase their search for colonies after 1880 in order to find new markets in which to find the oil, rubber, and tin they were using in production, also for markets in which to sell the products.
there was a strong economic motive. Capitalist states in the West were looking for both markets and raw materials, such as rubber, oil, and tin, for their industries. Europeans also wanted more direct control of the areas with the raw materials and markets.
Heinrich Schlieman was the German busnessman who began to search for Mycenae.
Both the USA and Canada were British colonies.
The 13 colonies
1870
they began to search for food
In Colonial America, all colonies had slavery when the Revolutionary War began.
Maryland began in 1632
East
England
to indicate sovereignty and/or independence
Colonies began fighting to overthrow colonial control over their governments