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    IN HIS TALK? 3. YOU COMMENTS? “The Economic Philosophy of National Development” is the title of what has been presented by Lt. Kol. Prof. Dr. Abdul Razak Chin. He had explained a lot of brilliant ideas on political‚ national development‚ mercantilism‚ Islamic thought and also Islamic political economic in order to develop the nation. First of all‚ what is economic philosophy that very important in order to achieving the national development? What is philosophy that he had explained in his talk

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    1.) There were many benefits and problems as a result of colonization in the Atlantic World. They included but were not limited to the following in which I decided to discuss. The Columbian Exchange‚ transatlantic slave trade‚ mercantilism and the European overseas exchange. The Columbian Exchange was after Columbus’ arrived in America‚ the animal‚ plant‚ and bacterial life of these two worlds began to mix. There were dramatic and lasting effects on the world as a result of the Columbian Exchange

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    Up until 1750‚ Britain practiced salutary neglect toward their colonies in North America. Although a sense of mercantilism existed‚ Britain’s lack of supervision gave the colonies a chance to govern independently and to develop separately from Britain. Britain’s salutary neglect toward the colonies influenced the development of legislative assemblies‚ commerce‚ and religion by forcing the colonies to become more independent‚ therefore further developing characteristics of and desires to be a sovereign

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    In the 1600’s mercantilism and globalization began to weave a web of trade and exchange of culture‚ values‚ traditions‚ goods‚ beliefs‚ religion‚ and ideas that changed this world forever. With colonial Europe expanding they needed trade to support their economy. This globalization and mercantilism is illustrated by Timothy Brooks in his book‚ Vermeer’s Hat. In this novel Johannes Vermeer uses paintings as a window to show the reader an in depth view of trade and globalization in the seventeenth

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    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 than for the use of the grower. The British forced Indians to only grow cash crops to strengthen the British economy. Consequently‚ the Indians were not able

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    overtaxing of the colonists and practice of mercantilism. The war itself though was completely unnecessary and should never have taken place. One of the main reasons the war started was because of Britain’s adopted policy of mercantilism. When the British colonists first settled in the New World‚ they were allowed to grow and thrive with minimal interference from Britain‚ until Britain began using the colonies as their main resource in their practice of mercantilism. In 1651‚ the Navigation Acts were passed

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    Many factors affected the people who lived in Europe and America‚ as well as their lifestyle. Religion put certain people in power and created conflict. These conflicts caused economic problems‚ so new systems were developed. The search for the northwest passage helped the spread of culture and helped explorers discover new land. These factors changed the way Europeans lived and also affected their colonies in America. Religion greatly affected people in power‚ as well as the people in general. The

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    by the oppressive and ineffective nature of the imperial system; especially its taxation. Even before the French and Indian Wars‚ Britain had passed two major laws known as Mercantilism and Navigation Acts. "Mercantilism was the theory of trade adopted by the major European powers from roughly 1500 to 1800" (Mercantilism‚ Us-History‚ Online). It advocated that a country should import more than it exported. "Trade laws ensured that manufactured exports to North America would have greater value than

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    The discovery of a new world by Christopher Columbus in 1492 opened up new opportunities for trading‚ conquest‚ and political success and wealth in the later years. Spain and England found their way to the Americas (by crossing the Atlantic‚ etc.) and established their own colonies‚ which were able to give their nations profits. In order to have the imperial power of Spain and England benefit from their colonial establishments‚ the dependent nations would use their surrounding natural resources which

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    Northern and Southern British Colonies of North America The views of Northern and Southern British Colonies of North America developed different culturally factors including economically and political views‚ education‚ and religious instruction. Colonies in the north and south developed their own characteristics making them significant for the main land‚ and later becomes the new nation itself. Economic wise‚ the colonies had more differences than similarities. The North had small farms while

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