Napoleonic Wars
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Research question: How did the Napoleonic war affect business in Britain?
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1. Did business in Britain benefit from the Napoleonic war? http://history.stackexchange.com/questions/9554/did-great-britain-benefit-economically-from-the-loss-of-america “The loss of the thirteen colonies actually benefitted the UK. Their claim is that the UK no longer had to pay for the colonies' defence and administration and whilst the tax loss was regrettable, the colonists were not taxed very high anyway.” http://www.britishempire.co.uk/ “Company Rule - these were when private companies - capitalised from Britain - tried to set up their own colonies as private commercial concerns. They frequently found the administration far more expensive than they expected and so often turned to the British government for help - particularly when wars or rebellions occurred.”
2. Which businesses were affected by the war? http://www.warof1812.ca/intro.html “Another British war measure "The Orders in Council" served to increase bitterness in the southern regions of the United States. This activity was the Royal Navy's practice of stopping American merchant ships at sea in order to search for deserters.”
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“Napoleonic wars did have a large impact on industrialization in Britain, the United States and Europe as a result of realizations and actions taken to better their countries after the Napoleonic wars. Although the
1) Do a research of the sources, primary and secondary, video, books, articles and others.
To help you being critical and look for alternative viewpoints below is the table that you could fill in.
Research question: How did the Napoleonic war affect business in Britain?
Your mini questions
Sources of information (What information does the sources have to answer the questions?)
Source 1 Source 2
1. Did business in Britain benefit from the Napoleonic war? http://history.stackexchange.com/questions/9554/did-great-britain-benefit-economically-from-the-loss-of-america “The loss of the thirteen colonies actually benefitted the UK. Their claim is that the UK no longer had to pay for the colonies' defence and administration and whilst the tax loss was regrettable, the colonists were not taxed very high anyway.” http://www.britishempire.co.uk/ “Company Rule - these were when private companies - capitalised from Britain - tried to set up their own colonies as private commercial concerns. They frequently found the administration far more expensive than they expected and so often turned to the British government for help - particularly when wars or rebellions occurred.”
2. Which businesses were affected by the war? http://www.warof1812.ca/intro.html “Another British war measure "The Orders in Council" served to increase bitterness in the southern regions of the United States. This activity was the Royal Navy's practice of stopping American merchant ships at sea in order to search for deserters.”
http://www.studymode.com/essays/The-Impact-Of-The-Napoleonic-Wars-31113.html
“Napoleonic wars did have a large impact on industrialization in Britain, the United States and Europe as a result of realizations and actions taken to better their countries after the Napoleonic wars. Although the