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    Abstract This research paper is about the blended economy of United Kingdom. It has been begun with a presentation about the nation and further its economy has been examined. It is no doubt understood that United Kingdom 's economy has been experienced such a sensational changes inside of most recent couple of years. How its economy has got effected in which years and how these progressions has been occurred, is talked about in this report and the significant three thoughts of three unique financial

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    Europeans. After being sent slaves, the Americas were able to produce a surplus amount of raw goods, harvested by the cheap labor provided by slaves, that were then shipped back to the mother country. Along this time period, the economic theory of mercantilism was put into practice. Furthermore, the colonies were not allowed to trade with other colonies or empires, creating a form of monopoly. These raw supplies in turn were manufactured in the European factories and subsequently sold back into the colonies

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    The French absolutist rose under King Louis XIV because the kings of that era believed they were chosen by god and responsible to god alone. The French absolutist’s were able to accomplish these goals through mercantilism and collaborating with nobles. The absolutist Spain experienced a decline during the same period, due to financial issues and numerous wars. The French absolutist believed they were chosen by god; this allowed them to claim exclusive power to make and enforce laws, denying any other

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    Some of the milestones achieved by the Fabian society was the restoration of the Mercantilism which had been initially snubbed by the liberal economics of Adam Smith. However, the major objectives behind the formation of this movement was to monopolize finance, economy and politics and control the growing of the urban working

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    The French and Indian War is also known as the Seven Year's War. The war lasted from 1756 to 1763. This marked a time in the long imperial struggle between Britain and France called the Second Hundred Year's War. During the early 1750's, France's expansion into the Ohio Valley River often brought conflict with the claims of the British colonies, notably Virginia. In the years of 1754 and 1755, the French foiled in rapid succession the young George Washington, General Edward Braddock, Governor William

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    From the 16th century to the 19th century, millions of African men, women, and children forced to voyage aboard a ship for approximately two months only to become a slave to the European people. This catastrophic event known as the Middle Passage, which not only spread the Africans across the world, but also transmitted raw materials and manufactured goods. The voyage began from Europe to Africa then Africa to the Americans. The main countries that precipitated in this exchange included Portugal

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    American colonies had to rely on British for supplies and they were unhappy because that was there only way for trade. Britain was trying to control everything and the colonies did not like the way they were governed. An example of this would be mercantilism, and how the British used these colonies to make money so that they could get more resources to make more products. In order for this to work they had to have more land, so they ordered all the colonies to go in a different direction, away from

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    plantations. They had the triangular trade too so they didn’t have to pay for slaves.They also had public schools supported by taxes. Every child had to attend the pubic school to get an education.the colonies were also similar because they had Mercantilism to benefit the mother country. New England All in all, the economy in the southern and New England colonies were

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    A republican form of government is a system of governance in which the people of a nation democratically elect representatives to create laws and govern on behalf of the respective constituency. There are two major philosophical approaches to republics and how representatives should respect their constituency. The first is that republican representatives are trusted to exercise their own judgement in voting on legislation. They aren't necessarily tied to the demands of their constituency. The second

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    included the transfer of food, slaves, alcohol, raw materials, and processed goods. Puritan The Puritans were a group of English Protestants who were seeking to maintain the church the way it was and to get rid of roman catholic practices. mercantilism A country needs to export more than import in order to maintain a good working economy. Wealth and power equal more export than import in a country’s trading system joint-stock company A company that sells stocks to people in order to invest in

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