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Who were the rivals to the British Empire?
The growth of the British Empire was due in large part to the ongoing competition for resources and markets which existed over a period of centuries between England and her Continental rivals, Spain, France, and Holland.
What European country was Great Britain’s great rival?
France
Though Americans viewed the War of 1812 as a struggle between their young nation and Great Britain, it appeared to many in Europe as an outgrowth of the long-standing rivalry between Europe’s great powers, France and England.
Which European power was Britain’s main rival in India?
the French
The only strong rival of the British were the French who were also the last Europeans to come to India. The British efforts to establish a complete monopoly over trade and commerce in India again and again brought them into conflict with the French.
Which European country was Britain’s biggest rival in India?
France and Britain remain rivals in southern India for the rest of the century. It is in the north that the balance changes significantly in Britain’s favour, after a disaster of 1756.
Why was the expansion of the British Empire important?
The motive of spreading British commerce around the world was still the most important factor in the expansion of the British Empire. In the last twenty years of the c19th, empire assumed an importance in Britain that it had never previously had.
What was the most horrific part of the British Empire?
One of the most horrific parts of the history of the British Empire was its involvement in the trade of enslaved people – people who were made the property of others and forced to obey their owners’ demands.
How did the British Empire gain mastery over North America?
The British Empire had now gained mastery over North America. The Empire not only gained New France under the treaty; it also acquired French sugar islands in the West Indies, French trading posts in India, and French-held posts on the west coast of Africa.
Why did Ruskin want the British Empire to expand?
Ruskin, Disraeli, Seeley and Rhodes were all calling for an extension of the empire as a means of spreading civilisation and how it was Britain’s ‘Manifest Destiny’ to do so.