1. Carefully read each of the book selections below and answer each question. Seeking Opportunities European businessmen saw colonies as highly profitable places in which to invest. Compa- nies could run farms, mines, and railroads where labor was cheap and competition nonexistent. For many individuals, colonies also offered the promise of prosperity. Beginning in the 1830s, thousands of Frenchmen made their homes in the French colony of Algeria. The Australian gold rush of the 1850s attracted many fortune seekers from Britain. Some Europeans emigrated to remote colonies hoping to find more success and status than they enjoyed at home. A store clerk in France, for exam- ple, might become a government official in Algeria, with authority over thousands of native people. 1. Imperialism goal 1- Economic opportunity: Explain why European powers colonized other countries to satisfy this goal:

1. Carefully read each of the book selections below and answer each question. Seeking Opportunities European businessmen saw colonies as highly profitable places in which to invest. Compa- nies could run farms, mines, and railroads where labor was cheap and competition nonexistent. For many individuals, colonies also offered the promise of prosperity. Beginning in the 1830s, thousands of Frenchmen made their homes in the French colony of Algeria. The Australian gold rush of the 1850s attracted many fortune seekers from Britain. Some Europeans emigrated to remote colonies hoping to find more success and status than they enjoyed at home. A store clerk in France, for exam- ple, might become a government official in Algeria, with authority over thousands of native people. 1. Imperialism goal 1- Economic opportunity: Explain why European powers colonized other countries to satisfy this goal: