Which of the Following Was a Goal for the English

question 3

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a goal for the English in gaining New Amsterdam and New Netherland from the Dutch?

• A) to stop the slave trade in North America
• B) to act as a launching pad for attacks on the French colonies
• C) to unify royal families
• D) to obtain land for tobacco farming.
• E) to stop Catholicism from spreading

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