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	Proposal to claim lands in America for the English Crown, c.1690 (Catalogue ref: CO 5/1 f48)



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	Study this source carefully. Different parts of the source will contain clues about why the British became empire builders in North America. As you study the source, ask yourself:

	Where is the land the English want to take control of? What is the proposal suggesting that the English should do? How will control of this land by the English affect the French? Is controlling this land worth fighting the French for? Is the main motive here trade, or rivalry with the French, or is it impossible to say?


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