The British Empire: A source for good or evil? February 2014 | страница 10

The British Colonies' Rebellions
Fighting for freedom
During the 18th century, the
British Empire became bigger
and bigger. It colonized many
other

countries

America,
Canada

the
and

in

North

West

Indies,

India.

Britain

wanted to have a higher profits
for

the

Empire

and

more

countries to export or import
to. The British Empire was a
good and a bad thing at once.
Yes, it helped the colonies in
some ways like building schools,
railways, and bringing law and
order and even public health,
A map of the British Empire during the 18th century.

but this power also had its bad
sides.

The origins of the Rebellion
Even if the British Empire brought good
things to the colonies, there were still problems.
The British wanted the colonies to export raw
material and cotton only to them. In addtition to
the protectionism, they were other problems that
affected the organisation of the British Empire.
Indeed, the natives were very poor, and they
stayed even after the colonization because Britain
colonized these places to become richer.
A poster for the rebellion movement