The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier, 1985 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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with intensified international rivalries , each state claimed colonies to increase its strategic power , to defend its trade routes , or to use pawns in diplo- macy . Finally , it has been suggested that coloni- zation reflected a new ...
with intensified international rivalries , each state claimed colonies to increase its strategic power , to defend its trade routes , or to use pawns in diplo- macy . Finally , it has been suggested that coloni- zation reflected a new ...
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Significantly , most British self - governing colonies adopted protection as soon as they were permitted . Neo - mercantilism . Imperial free trade began to ebb in the 1880's as the European states adopted protection at home and ...
Significantly , most British self - governing colonies adopted protection as soon as they were permitted . Neo - mercantilism . Imperial free trade began to ebb in the 1880's as the European states adopted protection at home and ...
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In the former area , the Great Trek of Cape Colony's Boer frontier farmers ( 1835-1848 ) scattered Europeans over the ... to certain colonies , primarily as a means of training their peoples in the re- sponsibilities of citizenship .
In the former area , the Great Trek of Cape Colony's Boer frontier farmers ( 1835-1848 ) scattered Europeans over the ... to certain colonies , primarily as a means of training their peoples in the re- sponsibilities of citizenship .
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