The profits of colonization primarily went to:
A)Shareholders of colonial companies.
B)The subject people (colonized).
C)The colonizing government.
D)Colonial taxpayers in both home country and colony.
E)Other colonies.

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The profits of colonization primarily went to shareholders of colonial companies. These companies invested in colonies with the primary goal of making money and maximizing profits through trade and extraction of resources. The profits were typically distributed among the company's shareholders, who were often wealthy individuals and investors. The subject people (colonized) were often exploited and oppressed, and did not see the majority of the profits generated by their labor and resources.

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