Similarities Between French And British Empire

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In the year of 1763, the British Empire was similar to the French empire when administering its colony. For the French empire, a few of the colonist had begun to settled in 1605, where they marked territories in Canada and in Louisiana. Also, they had allianced with the Native Americans, as well as keeping a fur trade, religious restrictions, and limited immigration in order to maintain balance of power in North America. In the British empire, it allowed for Americans to elect legislative assemblies. However, only males with an amount of property could vote, and it was during the eighteenth century when property was starting widespread across America. To conclude, the French empire and the British Empire were similar by trying to control power

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