There were many factors that helped the growth of The British Empire such as early settlers and trading companies, however the Navigation Acts rapidly accelerated the success of the trading companies therefore expanding The British Empire. The Navigation Acts were a set of laws that kept trade in the hands of the British; this gave them ultimate power over most trade and gained them a lot of wealth and thus success. Government and war played a significant role in the growth of the British Empire which gave them more power such as the EIC winning a number of sea battles against the Dutch which granted another firmum which gave the company more effective trading. Trading companies helped the growth of the British Empire, as without these, there would have been no income, meaning Britain couldn’t gain more land and secure more footholds. The trading companies played a significant role in triggering the Navigation Acts, but it was the acts themselves that put trade in the hands of the British.
This helped Britain gain such a large Empire because by fighting and winning these wars they gained more of the land and more power over the people, it gives them more money and riches and they show themselves as the dominant country. They were able to then go and gain the other sections of India. Another way Britain gained such a large Empire was through trade. For example when the EIC (East Indian Company) started to trade in India they made money for the army and Britain as a whole, they also gained the trust of the people by trading fairly, and they got well paid in crates of spices, calico, gems and silk by the princes and Maharajas of India when the British helped them fight their battles. This helped Britain gain such a large Empire because by trading they got money and power so that they could send out exploration ships and armies to go to other countries and take it.
Slavery and population had a big affect on the next 100 years of the United States history. The US also changed diversely with new innovations like roads, waterways, railroads, steamboats, and refrigerated railroad cars. A few new innovations that changed or improved from 1776 to 1870 are the roadways, waterways, railroads, steamboats, and refrigerated railroad cars. Roadways were an innovation that created a way for easier, and faster transportation. Waterways were also a way for transportation, to cut out a lot of land, and cut out time.
It did this by travelling all of the seas and fighting and other ships that threaten them. Not only did this stop the enemy getting to our land, but by defeating lots of ships and countries, it showed Britain’s status and how much power we had. The Navy also helped secure trade routes. Because it had so much power of the seas and could dominate a vast amount of docks and lands, it made it very easy for England to do business with other countries. Also, because of our vast numbers, it was very easy to dominate docks and countries ports.
Metal giants roaming the water in search for prey they stalk and then strike they protect their allies and harm their foes. The Navy is one of the most valued assetsassests in military deployment in any country. The invention of naval ships had an impact on America because it provided transportation of our military over water, it allowed American citizens to know they are safe from attacks on the water, and lastly, it had a huge impact on gaining resources to better our society by controlling the water. What is the Navy? The Navy is a form of army defenses by water for countries, The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States.
From Spain becoming a big European power to the addition of the Spanish Acquisition and Christopher Columbus discovering new land these changes had many affects ranging from good to disastrous. The Spaniard’s grew drastically throughout the late 1400’s. Spain’s growth was mainly due to the marriage of Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon. On their wedding day their kingdoms were torn apart by civil war. But this would not stop them from laying the foundation that would lead to a great rise in power.
1. Location, military might, economic powers, and system of gov’t are all variables that affect foreign policy choices. Ex. Why was a small country like England so powerful? Answer location because of the sea area they were in, they could expand and sail quickly to many other country compare to other countries geographical area.
Mercantilist legislation passed to expand ports such as Liverpool and Glasgow ensured more exports and imports could be carried out due to the new size and sophistication of the ports = extends trade, revenue and wealth, more funds for war and overseas domination Para 2: Trading companies also played a part in the expansion of empire but could not have flourished without mercantilism. * Trading companies created links with governments abroad - EIC relationships with the Moguls in India lead to them being granted a firmum allowing them
There was also the emergence of new governments that were more united and powerful than the feeble ones of the past. The main motivation was financial gain, there were stories of vast amounts of gold and other riches and settlements were needed in order to establish trade routes to the Far East. What made these settlements possible was advancements in ship building that made it possible to travel over the worlds vast oceans and also advances in navigation. According to Guns, Germs and Steel chapter 3 page 78 “Pizarro came to Cajamarca by means of European
Looking back we can see that this was due to a lot of different pressures. Some were long-term, such as political advantage and urbanisation which did not immediately cause political change but eventually led to many changes. Some were some short-term, such as pressure groups, foreign influences and the support of new ideas, but they each led to an increase to the franchise. The social and economic changes that took place helped increase the franchise a lot. Britain's population was growing throughout the 19th century.