What Was the Chief Difference Between English and French Approaches

question 67

Multiple Choice

What was the chief difference between English and French approaches to imperialism?

• A) The English were primarily interested in seizing land for settlement, whereas the French were more interested in trade.
• B) As a Catholic power, France respected Spanish land claims in the Americas that were backed by the pope, whereas the Protestant English scoffed at those claims.
• C) French imperialism was largely accomplished through private enterprise, whereas the English crown carefully controlled every aspect of its subjects' imperial activities.
• D) The French crown looked at colonies as a place to resettle its religious minorities, whereas the English government tried to maintain tight control over the religious practices of its colonists.

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