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People from Western Europe wanted to colonize the Americas because there was tons of beavers in the northern Americas, and back in Europe, there was a huge trend in fashion, beaver pelts were a huge thing, and any self respecting Frenchman would not go out without a beaver hat. Also, people wanted land. Both the French and the British wanted to be the most powerful, and most wealthiest country. It ended up in war.

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