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Apart from trade, Canada has probably given most when Britain needed it - particularly during the two World Wars. Canadian forces made up a substantial part of the British Empire forces in both wars. In World War Two the Canadian navy (which grew to be the world's 3rd largest) was vitally important in ensuring the Atlantic was kept open to British shipping.
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∙ 13y agoMainly Great Britain was able to offer the colonists, manufactured goods, tea, and the protection of the strongest military and navy of the day.
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∙ 11y agoThe British gave colonist protection from the French.
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∙ 14y agoThe most important thing Britain gave the American colonies was defense from the dastardly morrally corrupt French and their savage redskin Indian allies.
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∙ 13y agoThey provided them with raw materials and markets for British products.
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∙ 11y agoThey provided raw materials
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What strategy did the British use in an attempt to finish the war and bring the colonies back into the empire-?
guerrilla warfare
Why did british tax the colonists?
The British Empire taxed the colonists in the 13 colonies mainly because the French and Indian War against France had ended in 1763. The war was costly for Britain and forced King George III to find money to pay off debts elsewhere in the empire.
Why is mercantilism important to US History?
Mercantilism was important to the British controlled 13 American colonies. Since the United States was based on the formation of these British ruled colonies, the economic system was of importance to them. It was also a factor in the rebellion of these colonies and their departure from the British Empire.For a long period of time, the Empire was not focused on her American colonies. Important conquests on a world wide basis were on the minds of Great Britain, as much of the empire had to deal with native peoples who had no "natural loyalty" to the British Crown. This was in spite of the cotton and tobacco crops of the colonies.Prior to 1783, the colonies enjoyed a good degree of self government;* The colonies disregarded many of the Crown's mercantilist laws;* This included the so-called Navigation Acts.Then due to the French and Indian War, things began to change. The French were defeated by the British in "continental" America. This however, left a bad taste with the British as they did not consider the efforts of the colonists to help in that war to be adequate.With that in mind, King George and the Tory party became determined to reestablish better control of the colonies and compel the colonies to bear part of the cost of this war.The economic affect on the colonies was the enforcement of mercantilist laws and to increase taxation as much as possible.The Mercantilist economic laws were geared to be an aid to the Mother country and less so for her colonies. Colonial defiance of the Crown's mercantile systemwas one part of the reason the American colonies rebelled against the British Empire.
How did the committees of correspondence help bring the colonies together?
by telling the colonist people that the British people are coming and the need to be prepared.
British laws that affected the colonies were made by?
British laws that affected the colonies were made by the King and the British Parliament. The colonists had no voice in the laws.
What strategy did the British use to attempt to finish war and bring the colonies back to the empire?
guerrilla warfare
What empire was located in the midst of the English colonies?
The British Empire was made up of all the British Colonies.
What is a centralized empire?
A centralized empire is a vast empire that has a single base power and several colonies. A strong example of this is the British empire. The British empire was ruled by the British parliament and Queen of England, however it had several colonies that made up the empire.
What was not a part of the British empire?
All non British, countries, colonies, territories or protectorates were not part of the British Empire.
When the British empire was at its height which continents had British colonies?
At the British Empires Height it had colonies on EVERY continent in the world!!!! That is why there is a phrase saying "The sun never sets on the British Empire" that phrase was obviously said because there was always a piece of land which was controlled by the British empire in sunlight
Did the colonies benefit from the british empire?
Well the 'colonies' did not exist before so yes.
How did the British Empire treat its colonies in the South Pacific differently from its colonies in India?
it allowed the colonies to become their own countries as a part of the British Commonwealth
The thirteen colonies only trade with countries outside the british empire?
No. They only traded with those within the british empire.
Policy of taking colonies and building an empire?
A policy of taking colonies and building an empire is known as imperialism. An example of imperialism would be the former British Empire.
What was the motive for the french colonies in southeast Asia?
To match the growth of the British Empire</zzz> They feared the growing strength of the British Empire.
What was the motive for the french to established colonies in the southeast Asia?
To match the growth of the British Empire</zzz> They feared the growing strength of the British Empire.
What the motive for the french to establish colonies in southeast Asia?
To match the growth of the British Empire</zzz> They feared the growing strength of the British Empire.
