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Empires are very profitable. The British got very rich from theirs. More taxes, more troops, more trade, more slaves, more political power. Britain gained tea, rice, spice, and cotton from India and America, and even Natural Resources such as gold from Africa, tobacco and sugar, which England either manufactured into other products, like sugar cane into sweets, cotton into cloth, or merchant the produce.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 14y agowe got things such as :
Tea Fruit
Coffee Jute
Silk
Herbs
Spices
Diamonds
Gold
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∙ 14y agoI think it was through trade and how they wanted to have bigger and better empires than those of the Spanish, French and Dutch!
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∙ 8y agoRubber (latex) was one important import into Britain from her Burmese rubber plantations during the British Empire.
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When did great Britain gain control of south Africa during the british empire?
1806
What did Britain gain from Bangladesh during the British empire?
Money through Robin Blue cultivation. Neel Chash
When did the Romans build a empire?
The roman empire started in around 400 bc, when they started to gain Italian lands. the roman invasion of Britain was in 43 ad.
Italian states participated in the Crimean War to gain assistance from who?
Italian states participated in the Crimean War to gain assistance from France, Great Britain, and the Ottoman Empire.
Why did Britain join the roman empire?
Britain did not "join" the Roman empire. Britain was conquered and then annexed into the empire as a province.
Which country did many European colonies gain their independence from in the 1820s?
Great Britain... Great Britain had only just started establishing it's Empire in the 1820's. These colonies only started to gain their independence in the second half of the 20th century.
When did Britain gain control of the countries in the empire?
Mostly during the 19th century. The big exception was the American colonies which they lost in 1776. Bad move!
Which empire did Britain belong to until 410ad?
Britain was part of the Roman Empire from about the year 49 AD until about 410 AD. The Romans called it Britannia.
Why did Britain have an empire?
Britain had an empire because they wanted to be the most powerful counrty!
Is the empire of Britain and the empire of England the same thing?
Wow, you're thick. England is a country, which is in Britain. The answer is no.
What did the Persians gain from their empire?
Gaining an empire is its own reward.
Did Spain fight in the Revolutionary War?
Yup! Britain invaded and took over North America but had no intrest in Southern America as it had no benifit to them. America wanted Britain out and had previously had 5 attempts to remove Britain from America but failed. Then America joined Forces with Spain and France who also wanted there freedom from British rule. The French,Spanish and Americans fought Britain for 7 long years in an attempt to remove the British,then the war was ended by a treaty and Britain pulled out. At the same time Britain was fighting 3 other wars wich had much more importance and alot more to lose/gain with Napolean and the French Empire,Mongol Empire and Japanese Empire. Southern America was to young a country and had nothing for the British to gain.
