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    effecting the role of the Navy worldwide. The British Royal Navy had no match or rival; especially evident after they decisively destroyed their European rivals: the French‚ Dutch and the Spanish‚ by 1763. However‚ full dominancy wasn’t reached until 1805‚ during the destruction of the Franco-Spanish fleet at Trafalgar. Once the Royal Navy achieved dominance‚ the navy began playing major roles in trade‚ diplomacy and exploration‚ therefore‚ spreading British influence from

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    and a better economy for India. Despite the detrimental cultural aspects implemented by the British occupation of India‚ Imperialism benefited the nation of India in the long run. Although there was an improvement in the economy and industrialization of India through the British occupation‚ the negative consequences felt by the Indian population outweigh any good that they may have done. While the British resided in India‚ they established a social ranking complex called a caste system. The caste

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    Imperialism helps nationalism grow‚ improves communication‚ and revised the legal system in India. To begin with‚ British imperialism helped to revise the legal system in India. Several things needed to be changed therefore many reforms began to occur. The legal system changed to promote justice towards all Indians no matter their classes. They worked to put an end to the caste system and slavery once and for all. Much of the population was Hindu and followed the Hindu customs and traditions even

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    The British North American colonies grew considerably between 1600 and 1763. Imports and exports across the Atlantic caused a constant demand for labor in the colonies. The British colonies supplied raw goods as well as some manufactured goods for countries around the world especially in Europe. As the demand for cash crops and raw materials from the Americas grew‚ the demand for labor also increased. Trans-Atlantic interactions fostered continuity in the demand for labor in the British North American

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    Describe British rule in India at the end of the First World War. At the end of the First World War‚ British rule in India was dominant compared with Indian rule. The British is controlling a population of about 300‚000‚000 people and more than two-thirds of India in the early nineteen hundreds. The rest is ruled under Maharajah’s which are Indian Princes. Out of the various colonies the British had‚ India was named the ‘Jewel in the Crown’ because of its vast amounts of resources‚ labour and

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    between the British and the colonies eventually leading to the American Revolution. British Tax Policies of the 1760’s and the American Response Sugar Act – The Parliament of Great Britain passed the sugar act to replace the molasses act in 1764 with the aim of raising revenue. Even though the act reduced the preceding

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    OPPOSITION OF LOCAL PEOPLE TOWARDS THE BRITISH COLONIZATION (TERENGGANU AND KELANTAN) THE ARRIVAL OF THE BRITISH TO THE MALAY PENINSULA * The British first became involved with Malay politics in 1771 * Francis Light was sent to meet the Sultan of Kedah‚ Sultan Muhammad Jiwa to open up the state’s market for trading. * Kedah faced multiple external threats during this time period from Siam(also known currently as Thailand) * Two parts of story involving two Sultans. * PART

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    British imperialism improved the lives of the colonized Indians to no extent due to the unreasonable economic policies that lead to famine‚ the extreme poverty caused by the heavy taxation of Indians‚ and the unjust and one-sided British government that gave the colonized no say. The lives of the Indians were not improved from the British imperialism because of the implementation of cash crops and mercantilism that lead to starvation. Cash crops are crops produced for their commercial value rather

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    settling of British North America. The statement that the "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. Economic concerns of the British caused the colonization of British North America

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    colonists were not happy with these taxes‚ and had multiple reactions to the acts. Two acts that aggravated the colonists were the Townshend Acts and the Tea Acts. There were multiple actions of the British Government after 1763 that caused unrest in the colonies. There were multiple actions of the British Government after 1763 that caused unrest in the colonies. These acts taxed imported items such as glass‚ paint‚ lead‚ paper‚ and tea. The acts were made because of a man named Charles Townshend

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