How did Britain become a world power around 1800s?

Answer 1

1. control of the slave trade -resources, colonies, $, profits led to investment in Great Britain

2. Winning the 7 years war - France's downfall - no more competition for world power

3. control of colonies - from North America, Jamaica, India, to St. Vincent, Grenadines, Dominica, Grenada, Tobago won in the peace of Paris in 1763 which ended the 7 years war

4. banking sys., credit from the Dutch, infrastructure, roads, canals, stable govt, property rights, Britain was Europe's largest-free trade area, - with Natural Resources from colonies this led to the beggingins of the idustiral revolution

5. increased consumerism, demand for goods & markets make the industiral revolution start fast- new inventions- spinning jenny,water frame, steam engine, iron production - beginning of factory work - effecienct production of domestic goods

$ led to land, power and eventual control through trade and colonies

Answer 2

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