They were engaged in the slave trade
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Europeans wanted African colonies because of the vast wealth in minerals, timber and herbs.
there were little to be done and they didn't have enough money to afford things so they started to sell their colonies
By conquests from several European nations. The European nations had many firearms, and Africa and India did not have that many at all compared to the Europeans. This caused conquests and how India and Africa became part of the British Empire
they could no longer afford to keep up thier colonies and were out of money
Europeans used military force to dominate native peoples and establish permanent colonies.