the statement that "economic concerns had more to do with the settling of British North America than did religious concerns" is valid. These economic concerns‚ as a cause for the colonization of British North America‚ outweighed the notable religious concerns that arose‚ and dominated colonial life during and up until the very end of the British colonial era in North America. The vast economic concerns that caused British settlement of North America included the opportunity to discover gold and
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with Britain and keep prices low; controlled and regulated trade so Britain ultimately came out ahead As the colonies continued to rebel‚ more laws were implemented‚ generating the British economy. Even though the policies did generate some revenue for the British Empire‚ this was not the only factor that made British colonies the most successful. Not only did Britain have the most economically sound colonies but also one of the strongest and well organized military forces‚ enabling them to gain
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are all part of the British culture. How does this assertion sit with our duty to produce trained soldiers for the front line by running hard‚ relevant and fair training? First‚ it is essential to understand that the larger British cultural psychology exerts its oppression through mostly subtle forms of psychological warfare. Repression of emotions‚ fastidiousness‚ fixation on decorum and protocol‚ and elite classism are all fixtures of the British school system and of British adult society. This
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Indians towards the British‚ with the British government being portrayed as repressive and irresponsible. However‚ the alternative view presented by the sources is that Indians were not hostile towards the British‚ but they were in fact appreciative of their help and did not feel that they were repressive. One view presented by the sources is that Indians did not like the British rule. The theme of hostility is presented in Source 11‚ where Gandhi writes in 1920 that the British are “evilly manned”
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Medieval Africa The empires of Ghana‚ Mali‚ and Songhai all thrived in western Africa. They were in a fertile area of Africa‚ south of the Sahara Desert‚ near the Niger River. Ghana existed from around 300 A.D. until around 1100 A.D by 800 A.D.‚ controlled much of the trading in West Africa gold and salt were the two most important goods traded by Ghana attacks by the Almoravids in 1076 led to the decline of the Ghana Empire Mali gained control of the West Africa trade routes after the fall of Ghana
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12 suggest that British rule in India‚ in the years before the outbreak of the First World War in 1914‚ was based on the respect and support of the Indian people? Explain your answer using the evidence of Sources 10‚ 11 and 12 All three sources offer support that suggests that the rule of the British was based upon respect and support from the Indian people. Source 12 does however seem to contradict the idea that the support of the Indians was important in establishing good British rule. In source
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from smooth‚ the extension of male suffrage to the Quatre Communes in 1848 would give Senegal a great edge in political sophistication over France’s other African colonies in the twentieth century. Although French traders had been active in West Africa since the fourteenth century‚ the first permanent settlement in the region was established only in 1659 at Saint-Louis at the mouth of the Senegal River. In 1848 the French presence in the region was still confined to a few enclaves: the island of
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A HISTORY OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY VOL. I [img_p6] Allan Ramsay pinx George III. A HISTORY OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY BY MARCUS R. P. DORMAN‚ M.A. VOL. I FROM THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE WAR WITH FRANCE TO THE DEATH OF PITT (1793–1805) WITH SIX PHOTOGRAVURES LONDON KEGAN PAUL‚ TRENCH‚ TRÜBNER & CO. LTD PATERNOSTER HOUSE‚ CHARING CROSS ROAD 1902 The rights of translation and of reproduction are reserved
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In the 19th century England‚ the wealthy Victorians enjoyed exotic luxuries from the British colonies. British companies gained immense power and riches by exploiting the colonies‚ the government gained more power and influence against their competitors with the Empire taking up more territory than ever. Even the missionaries and explorers benefitted financially like never before towards the end of the century through books . In order to understand the happenings during the last decades‚ the causes
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nineteenth century: the fear that British society had become too civilized‚ too cultured. British men‚ it was feared‚ had become effete and no longer able to lead the British Empire. This fear that British men were not “manly” enough had the potential to destabilize England’s sense of leadership and cultural superiority. After all‚ the British defended their subjugation of other nations (particularly the “darker” peoples of Africa‚ India‚ and Asia) by insisting that the British were more highly evolved and
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