The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Commonwealth countries |
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So soon as the main geographical features of the continent had been determined , the " scramble for Africa " followed , and the results of the exploitation by European peoples of the vast areas which had been brought to light were on ...
So soon as the main geographical features of the continent had been determined , the " scramble for Africa " followed , and the results of the exploitation by European peoples of the vast areas which had been brought to light were on ...
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But the men who followed in their footsteps , at first feebly and doubtingly enough , were not the worn - out merchant- nobles of Venice , but the western men of England , France and the Dutch Netherlands . English mining , for example ...
But the men who followed in their footsteps , at first feebly and doubtingly enough , were not the worn - out merchant- nobles of Venice , but the western men of England , France and the Dutch Netherlands . English mining , for example ...
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The tobacco monopoly , the Senegal , East India , China and African Companies followed . Within two years , it might be said French commerce outside Europe was in his hands . Another year ( 1720 ) and the bubble burst .
The tobacco monopoly , the Senegal , East India , China and African Companies followed . Within two years , it might be said French commerce outside Europe was in his hands . Another year ( 1720 ) and the bubble burst .
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 1 The Cambridge History of the British Empire, John Holland Rose |
| Editors | John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell |
| Publisher | The University Press, 1929 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 28 Nov 2006 |
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