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The reason the British wanted an empire was the same as every other empire: More taxes, more troops, more trade, more slaves, and more political power.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 12y agoThey didn't.
They just sort of acquired it as history ticked on and they became ever richer, began to dominate trade and beat their enemies.
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1) Power:
Britain always wanted to be better than France and Spain. They wanted to be better, stronger and much more powerful than their enemies and by having an empire they could show this. People in Britain wanted their own rights in a world they ruled. Britain wanted to become respected and the ultimate Empire which they got.
2) Military:
Britain needed more people to fight for them so if any of the country wanted to battle Britain would always win. Britain also needed some salves to work for them because they got bigger and bigger over the time.
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Why did the British want to make South Africa part of the British empire?
For gold
Why did the british empire want south Africa?
Gold.
Why did the british empire want to trade with other countries?
The British Empire traded mostly within itself. There were over 50 countries within the Empire, with food and raw materials imported from them and manufactured goods being exported to them.
Who is queen of the British Empire?
The British Empire does not exist anymore.
Did Africa want to be part of the british empire?
Quite possibly nobody thought in those terms.
Where did the british empire control an entire continent?
north America The British Empire controlled an entire continent in Australia. The British Empire was the largest empire in history.
Which empire discussed in this sections do you feel contributed the most to modern day society why?
You need to spacify which are the empires discussed in the section if you want to make it possible to answer your question. If the British Empire is in the list that would be it. If you look at the extent of this empire and at what the British did, you'll see why.
Why did rome want the british empire?
I think you mean "why did the Roman Empire want Britain." The British empire began in the 1600s, twelve hundred years after the Roman empire fell and two centuries after Byzantine, the eastern half was conquered. Rome wanted the isle of Briton because it was a nation of soldiers and conquers and they wanted land and more taxes, as well as something for their soldiers to do.
How did the British empire lose land?
Why did The British Empire lose their land?
How was the British empire defeated by India?
They weren't, the British empire attacked India and the British won.
Were the moors bigger than the british empire?
1) The British Empire was the biggest empire in history. 2) The Moors did not have an empire.
Why did France want to colonize in southeast Laos and Vietnam?
The French wanted to match the expansion of the British Empire
