What are the major goals of industrialized nations that where building empires in the late nineteenth or twentieth centuries

The industrialized nations wanted to establish themselves as the leading powers in Europe that could dictate anything, from the market to the political activities of foreign countries. For this they needed resources and resources were found in colonies. By establishing mercantilism politics, they could gain power and wealth, both important for accumulating wealth and power.

The colony was represented by the house of burgesses