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 | | British Empire Colonies in Africa | | by balisunset, Sep 2, 2008 | | Britain’s original holdings in Africa were acquired to support the slave trade. The Royal African Company was founded in 1672 to exploit the West African slave trade on a more systematic basis than had the buccaneers of the previous century. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 0 |
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 | | The Imperial Governance of British Empire | | by balisunset, Sep 2, 2008 | | Historians of the later nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the age of self conscious, programmatic imperialism, have also tended to divide the empire into two, in this case the dependent or autocratically ruled Colonial Office empire on the one hand, and the self-governing dominions or Commonwealth on the other. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 0 |
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 | | The Legacy of British Imperialism | | by balisunset, Sep 2, 2008 | | Explanations of the extent and influence of the British Empire have run the gamut from celebrations of the maritime genius of the British people, of the farsightedness of English statesman, and of the adaptability of the British constitution, to denunciations of the imperialist and irresistible character of capitalism. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 1 |
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 | | Colonial Comparison of Early America | | by Edward Garland, Feb 4, 2007 | | America’s first economic colony was Jamestown, Virginia. The first religious colony in America was Plymouth, Massachusetts. The following is a comparison of the similarities and difference between the two. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 1 |
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 | | French history | | by fatjoewilliambuttman, May 3, 2007 | | France was first established by a tribe of Celts called the Gauls. The Gauls chopped down trees, planted farms, and built small cities such as Burdigala and Tolosa. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 0 |
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