Question

1. what strategy did english colonists most commonly use to expand their territories in north america?

a. creating large - scale mining operations
b. trading extensively with native american tribes
c. building permanent agricultural settlements
d. establishing missions

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option a: English colonists in North America were not primarily focused on large - scale mining operations as a territorial expansion strategy. Their main economic activities were more related to agriculture and trade in some cases, but mining was not the core of their expansion.
• Option b: While they did trade with Native American tribes, this was not the main way they expanded their territories. Trading was more of an economic interaction rather than a territorial expansion method.
• Option c: English colonists' main strategy for territorial expansion in North America was building permanent agricultural settlements. They came to North America, cleared land, and established farms and communities, which gradually expanded their control over the land.
• Option d: Establishing missions was more of a Spanish colonial strategy in places like California, not the main strategy of English colonists.

Answer:

c. Building permanent agricultural settlements