British Colonies And The British Empire

The purpose of mercantilism was to increase power, wealth and self sufficiency for the mother countries. England, Spain and france would often compete with each other to gain colonies in regions such as North America, South America, Asia, and Africa. Raw materials such as lumber, wool, iron, cotton, tobacco, rice, and indigo were what England needed to be able to create manufactured goods. However, mercantilism in the American colonies were more dependent on the manufactured products of England. The Navigation Acts that were a series of laws were enforced by England so that they could make the American colonies more dependent on the manufactured goods of England.The American colonists were expected to buy manufactured goods like cloth, furniture,knives,

Economically, the Crown did not provide as much assistance as needed to the colonists of the New World. Trade involved mainly countries other than England, because this way profits were maximized. England, once again, created its colonies for mercantilist reasons: profits and only profits. In reaction to these trade schemes, the Navigation Acts were enforced. Smuggling then grew extremely popular mainly because of price differences and simple convenience. Agriculturally, the main crops were indigo, sugarcane, tobacco, cotton, and rice. Due to high demand, several workers were needed. Through the Triangular trade, raw materials went to England and the Northern Colonies, slaves came to the plantation-dominated areas of the colonies, and manufactured goods went to the West Indies. Molasses was turned into rum in New England and traded for more slaves as well.

There is an extensive history empirical power, repeatedly and successfully controlling another state or group of people in order to exploit it economically. In Southeast Asia there were 5 colonial powers; the United Kingdom, France, Dutch, America, and Japan, their primary motives for establishing colonies in the region was to get control of trade routes, to get access to the natural resources and raw materials, and the cheap labor, as well as to establish naval and military bases so that they could amass influence in the region. Prior to World War II, a third of the world 's area was colonized by European colonial powers between the 15th and 19th centuries, and another third of the world 's population were in colonies, dependencies, protectorates, or dominions. In this essay, I will focus on the British and French colonization in Southeast Asia. The British-controlled Burma, most of the Malayan peninsula, and Singapore, which was a strategic port and later became a naval base for the British. Meanwhile, the French controlled the adjoining countries of Vietnamese, Cambodia, and Laos, collectively known as French Indochina. This period of colonization in Southeast Asia brought many changes to the regions society, politics, and the economy. For instance, both colonial powers introduced political changes such as introducing a centralized form of government and changes to the justice systems in many of the colonized countries. There were also social impacts resulting from the

Navigation Acts- During the reign of Charles II, these acts were devised to allow English control of colonial trade. The Navigation Act of 1651 required hat goods be carried on ships owned by English or Colonial merchants. Later on, the acts kept the British sugar trade in hands of British merchants.

To insure that the American colonies would contribute to this overall sense of British wealth, various Navigation Acts were passed beginning in 1650 to regulate trade between the colonies, England, and the rest of the world. In many cases, ships carrying American products to other European countries had to stop in England first to pay duties before continuing onward. Also, goods traveling to and from America had to be

During the time period of 1600 to 1776, the relationship between Great Britain and the colonies changed massively. The relationship between Great Britain and the colonies changed greatly because of three main reasons: the relationships that the colonies and Great Britain were built on, the struggles that the colonists faced because of their relationships with Great Britain, and the anger that the colonists expressed because of the ridiculous taxes that they had to pay. Once the colonists realized that they were suffering under British rule, most of the colonists became eager to be independent from Great Britain. The colonists’ Second Continental Congress believed that the acts and taxes created by the British Parliament were unconstitutional, unjust, and unfair towards the colonists and because of that belief, the Declaration signers forever changed our country.

Before the American Revolution, there are several British Colonies in the Americas. Not all of them participated in the revolution. There were 13 clones which ended up rebelling. These were Delaware, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Mary land,North Carolina, South Carolina, New Hampshire, New York, and Rhode Island. The colonists wanted to be free from the England. They started to fight the soldiers of the English army in 1775. The Americans started a war with England. We call it the Revolutionary War. The American Revolution was on April 19, 1775 and is called the “shot heard around the world” It was named that because the hand draw action of the battles of Lexington and concord an the siege of Boston

I am writing to you today because I want to discuss the relationship between the Colonies and Great Britain. Do you agree that we would be better off under the command of Great Britain, a command that is in fact a sea’s length away? Or would we flourish more under our own command? The Colonies would do greatly with independence from Great Britain. We have our own resources, we don’t have any existing quarrels or wars with any other countries, and we haven’t had the chance to make our own laws and government. When will we be truly free and on our own?

The original colonies in Northern America faced rapid development in the early seventeenth century, as the original colonists saw great potential in the region, and they gave hope to individuals throughout Europe for better lives. The original English colonists of 1607-1630 brought numerous values to Northern America that shaped the colonial lifestyle, and have continued to influence U.S. history. The colonies were rooted in religious ideals, labor opportunities, and the hope for economic gain. These original colonial values vary in the extent to which they shaped, and continue to shape, American history, but have all influenced the American character to some degree.

The Navigation Acts forced the colonies to only trade directly with Great Britain. Clearly, this sparked anger in the colonists; why couldn’t they trade with whoever they wanted to? The British greedily wanted all of the gold, and all the poor colonist wanted was a bit more freedom. The British where using mercantilism, a way of gaining wealth, by putting taxes on the imported colonist goods, which were then sent off to other places. The British just wanted all the wealth, no matter who’s toes they step on in the process. The colonist rightly protested, but the British said that this would benefit everyone; apparently, that wasn’t true. The British made the colonist pay for the trade ships, and the colonist had to load and unload the imports and exports. This act increased tension during, and after, the French and Indian War. The French and Indian War, also known as the Seven Years’ War, was over a highly successful trade and land expansion. This short war lasted for about nine years, leading to a British and colonial victory. At first, it looked like the French where going to win, easily swatting away the enemy forces; however, the tide turned when the British got a new general in

Regarding the Navigation Acts, it should be noted that although England created these acts to benefit the mother country, they were overall lax on punishment for those from the year 1651 until the acts were repealed in 1849. Since the acts promoted mercantilism while ensuring that England would truly reap the benefits by making more money and preventing the colonies from trading with other foreign nations. The first benefit of these acts is in relation to how the British followed the policy of salutary neglect. Due to not being able to truly enforce them, this brought forth smuggling around £700,000 worth of illegal goods (Smuggling, para. 2). Although some smugglers were caught, they were often let go by sympathetic juries in the American

As we developed, Great Britain passed a policy of salutary neglect towards their Navigation acts. This policy allowed us to expand our economy by having international trade and propelled our colonies to stability with more speed. The acts that

The declaration justified the colonial separation from Great Britain in many ways. Among these, were the expression of ‘Unalienable Rights’ and the ‘List of Grievances’. Not only did Thomas Jefferson declare that men had rights, but he did so while committing high treason. The shear idea that someone would publicly criticize king Gorge, was simply unheard of, at least from a British standpoint. While the congress had no idea as to whether the Colonies would win the war for independence, they did know that this new born country needed something to bring meaning to the endeavor that they were to undertake.

Leveraging its advantages in technology and belief in its moral superiority the British were able to build and manage this vast empire through networks of trade, political governance and force (Mann and Roberts, 1991; Lawrence, 1996). The establishment and perpetuation of British legal institutions was an integral part of the colonial expansion and governance. POGG, therefore, was undoubtedly a creature designed by the British to exercise direct and indirect imperial control over its overseas territories (Yusuf, 2014). The success of this approach to expanding and maintaining an empire is evidenced by the fact that by it was the largest empire in world history. It eventually included large geographic area of Africa, Asia, North America and the Caribbean with its reach in global trade including close links with South America and other areas (Lawrence 1996).

It is hard to believe that two of the word greatest empires started from a small group of people. These small groups showed the whole world that empire can be built by hand of those that seek glory and have the ambition to overcome any difficulties. Most people think that all great nations start up big the can concord the word. But empires are raised by the determination and the discipline of their people and their armies. The British Empire and the Turkish Empire started from a scratch by the hands of those that seek fame and glory through history. But we can see that there are some similarities and differences between the empires in a lot of issues; for instance, in the way that the empires had started, the choice of organizing their armies