the building of the Empire
17 Novembro 2021, 15:30 • Adelaide Victória Pereira Grandela Meira Serras
The building of the British Empire: the American colonies.
The reasons that led people to migrate: religious discrimination, the search for better living conditions.
The Pilgrim Fathers' foundational voyage.
The establishment of distinct systems of local government as a political experiment made possible in this "new world" as highighted by Locke.
The rising value of transatlantic trade in British economy.
For and against the empire: Adam Smith's perspective.