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Basically, by annexing/conquering territories and people, Britain (in)directly controlled these country's governments and could put common law, property laws; banking and a common language into place. All of these meant security for people investing overseas. Britain invested more of its wealth in what we would today call 'third world' countries than any other Empire before or since; some 54% in the late 1800s. By contrast, American invests its wealth mostly in developed countries.
This meant that, relatively speaking, many African countries were better off with the Empire than without. The average Briton earned 7 times the wages of the average Zambian in 1955, but 30 times as much in 2001.
So basically,
1)Greater economic wealth
2) Investment
3) A legal system
4) Defence
5) Techinical assistance in developing industries and improving infrastructure
6)The English language
7) Cricket, Rugby and football.
8) Protestantism.
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∙ 12y agoI wouldn't say it exactly benefited its people (citizens), but it did benefit British companies. The sole purpose of the empire was to acquire resources without having to purchase them. Sugar, tobacco, and diamonds were among the most desirable. Companies took these materials from foreign territories occupied by the empire and sold them not only to their citizens back in England, but to the natives living on the land from which these goods derived.
In a way the "people" did benefit from the empire by:
1. Companies prospering from imperialism provided some jobs back in England. (though most labor was provided by natives often forced to work under the British for little or no money)
2. The cost of goods available to the the people would be lower if they came from within the empire rather than France or Spanish ruled territories. (sugar, for one, was something of rarity and expensive. Having this product grown within the British Empire drastically lowered the cost for both the importer and the common customer)
3. The British people were protected/removed from conflict. (Any war or rebellion occurred on the outer regions of the empire where competing countries fought over land or where natives rebelled against British occupancy)
Overall these benefits are minor compared to the millions in wealth and control the elite class gained from the empire.
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∙ 13y agoslavery was the anwer for the most needed lavel in the colonies,slave were considered properties and exploitation was totally beneficial for the Bristish Empire.
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What did the British Empire get out of Caribbean Islands being part of the British Empire?
large profits from the slave trade
The slave trade was abolished in the British Empire in?
1804
How is the british empire benefiting from the slave trade?
It imported the slave-grown cotton and sugar-cane.
Which countries did not benefit from the British empire?
European countries in general benefited from the British Empire because they like the British empire were hell bent on looting whatever they could out of Asia the Americas and Africa. this ended up leading to a period where piracy was greatly reduced by the British navy to everyones benefit but the slaves that made up the slave trade the Chinese drug addicts that were the result of the British governments opium trade and all the poor saps all over the world that were being enslaved by the well armed Europeans.
What year was slave trade banned?
The United States banned the transatlantic slave trade in 1808, although illegal smuggling of slaves continued. The British Empire abolished the slave trade in 1807, and slavery itself was outlawed throughout the British Empire in 1833.
What was the 1807 slave trade act?
The 1807 Slave Trade Act was a law passed by the British Parliament that abolished the transatlantic slave trade. It made it illegal to engage in the business of trading enslaved people between Africa, the Americas, and the Caribbean. The act was a significant step towards the eventual abolition of slavery in the British Empire.
What role did William wilberforce and john newton play in ending slavery?
William Wilberforce was a British politician and philanthropist who campaigned tirelessly for the abolition of the slave trade in the British Empire. John Newton, a former slave ship captain turned abolitionist, influenced Wilberforce with his personal account of the brutality of the slave trade. Together, their efforts led to the passing of the Slave Trade Act of 1807, which abolished the transatlantic slave trade in the British Empire.
What was William Wilberforce's contribution to the British Empire?
His outspoken opposition to slavery helped end the slave trade.
How long ago was the slave trade abolished in England?
The Slave Trade Act, which was passed on March, 25, 1807, abolished the slave trade in the United Kingdom. The act abolished slave trade in the British Empire, but not slavery itself.
What did Africa get for being part of the British Empire?
they got slave trade i think i dunno i'm not so good at these questions
When did the destruction of the British empire begin?
it started with the end of the slave triangle, products to Africa ,slaves to America ,then cotton to Britain
How would you describe India in the 1800s?
In 18th century India's kings was in war with British empire British empire was established it's East India Company in India.1857 war with British was one of the major wars in Indian history. In this war the Indian was defeated due to lack of unity in different kings. And after that India was slave of British empire till 1947.
