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Chapter 3: Trade and Commerce 1857 - 1890 - Coggle Diagram
Chapter 3: Trade and Commerce 1857 - 1890
What is meant by 'free trade'?
What is commerce?
How did mercantilism make Britain a lot of money?
Why was 'free trade' seen to be better for Britain than mercantilism by the 1850s?
What were the consequences of free trade?
Why would colonies want to carry on trading with Britain?
Why was the term 'industrial empire' introduced?
How much foodstuffs and raw materials did Britain import from its colonies?
How much of Britain's exports went to its Empire?
Choose 3 examples of improved technologies enabling an increase in trade:
How did the new free trade principle influence Britain's GNP?
How did the ‘Infrastructure of Trade’ Support the Development of the Empire?
Ships
What did clipper ships trade in? How did Britain encourage clipper ships to keep improving in quality?
What were steamships used to trade in? How were they developed to let them trade further away? Why were they more effective than clipper ships?
Railways
Why were railways important for British trade?
How did the building of railways help British trade with Austrialia?
How did railways allow Britain to more easily trade in cotton?
What Goods Did Britain Get from Its Colonies?
Agricultural Goods
Which products were Canada/Austrialia and New Zealand selling cheaper than could be found in Europe?
Which products did Britain get from its Tropical colonies like South Africa?
How did this cause native farmers to struggle?
Roughly how much more was Britain importing from India in the following products:
Raw cotton:
Tea:
Mineral goods
Which material was imported fromt he Gold Coast?
Which material was found in South Africa during 1886?
Why did British settlers and miners work in the Transvaal gold mines?
What was found in Kimberley, Transvaal in 1890?