The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell Macmillan, 1929 - Great Britain |
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... eighteenth century saw the reign of sugar ; the reign of cotton was yet to come . Though , as the century grew older , the riches which flowed from India into Britain grew rapidly in volume , yet almost to the end the West Indies bulked ...
... eighteenth century saw the reign of sugar ; the reign of cotton was yet to come . Though , as the century grew older , the riches which flowed from India into Britain grew rapidly in volume , yet almost to the end the West Indies bulked ...
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... eighteenth century the West Indies held a place of importance among the colonies of Great Britain which is difficult to explain by their size or population , or even by the extent of their productions or their capacity to absorb British ...
... eighteenth century the West Indies held a place of importance among the colonies of Great Britain which is difficult to explain by their size or population , or even by the extent of their productions or their capacity to absorb British ...
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... eighteenth century , built up from a number of comparatively small groups , helped not only to develop the English ports , but also to establish English naval supremacy . The numbers of vigorous free - traders were increasing in London ...
... eighteenth century , built up from a number of comparatively small groups , helped not only to develop the English ports , but also to establish English naval supremacy . The numbers of vigorous free - traders were increasing in London ...
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