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.
No. They only traded with those within the british empire.
The British wanted to trade opium for China's resources.
By sending people to trade with other countries
The British empire grew because they wanted to trade with other countries to make their industry grow they also went to war with other countries to gain control such as France the Dutch and the Portuguese and exploring new undiscovered countries too.
Unusually, the British Empire was founded on trade and colonisation as much as by military conquest.
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large profits from the slave trade
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1804
To enlarge their empire and establish trade relations with other neighbouring countries