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Answer 1

Which of these issues was a motivating factor in Britain's decision to colonize Australia in the late 1700s?
A) Britain's decreasing involvement in India
B) Britain's recent loss of its American colonies
C) Britain's lack of international economic power
D) Britain's fear of the growing revolution in France

Answer 2

@jabez177

Answer 3

Which one do you think first of all? :)

Answer 4

B

Answer 5

or....can you say which to eliminate

Answer 6

please..

Answer 7

hmmm
@Pinkybottom67

Answer 8

Hello! What seems to be the problem? :)

Answer 9

can u help?
i all of a sudden forgot this

Answer 10

The questions hard..

Answer 11

Hmm let's see. As Jabez stated, which do you think it is. Eliminate the ones you know couldn't be the answer

Answer 12

okay..

Answer 13

When you let me know what one you think you can eliminate or what one you think it is I may be able to help you out :D

Answer 14

i want to elimainate A 1st

Answer 15

Okay, whats your reasoning behind eliminating A?

Answer 16

I just don't think it has nothing to do with "india"

Answer 17

And why is that?

Answer 18

Becasue india leterally had nothing to do with australia in the 1700

Answer 19

True....now what other ones can you eliminate?

Answer 20

Look i asked because i don't know much can you eliminate atleast one for me...
because this isint helping..

Answer 21

If I could help, I would say to elminate D because the only concern of the French was that they were going to gain a foothold in the Australian continent or in the southwest Pacific.

Answer 22

omg thankyou.. now its only 2 left

Answer 23

wat do you think @Liz_Beauty45

Answer 24

Here are a few reason why the British wanted to colonize Australia to expand the British empire, Australia could provide commercial and political gains to Britain, due to war, Britain needed to find an alternative supply of Flax and timber as her Baltic supply was under threat, the continent had natural resources which England wanted.

Answer 25

To solve the problem of Britain's overcrowded prisons which was caused by the Industrial Revolution by establishing a new penal colony in a land which showed promise for eventually becoming self-supporting. Britain had been sending their excess prisoners to North America, but the American War of Independence put a stop to the practice. Following this, the English were no longer able to transport surplus prisoners who couldn't legally be executed to North America.

Answer 26

Britain needed a port in the East to promote trade with China and to extend its naval and commercial power, these are a few major reasons why the British wanted to colonize Australia, looking at your options, which do you think is the most likely?

Answer 27

wait i have to go pee BRB <3 :D

Answer 28

okay so it is...B!!

Answer 29

and thanks for sticking around

Answer 30

Yes, it seems that B is the most likely answer

Answer 31

And no problem, I am happy to help

Answer 32

THANKSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Answer 33

theres ur medal!