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Group #5
Kayla Yunes
Samuel Chhabra
Kannan Lawrence
Describing the British Colonial System: Both External and Internal
The British colonial system started when England began to explore outside
of Europe for new land. It was a product of the Seven Years War, which was a
war between England and France. England’s motivation was different
compared to other European powers at the time. The British were interested
in settling new land, whereas the Spanish wanted to extract resources from
the land. While forming the British colonies, England obtained control over a
large amount of land, which later expanded to span from the east to west
coast, became what is today known as the United States of America.
The 13 colonies were considered a part of the British State; however, the
people residing in the British colonies were not full citizens and did not have
the same rights as the people in England. The benefits of this system for the
colonists were that they got security, trade partners, currency, and a legal
system from England. The British army was one of the strongest in the world