The economic value of having colonies in the first place was for 3 main reasons
1) attain cheap labour from the native peoples
2) acquire cheap raw materials to bring to the homeland (Europe)
3) open up new markets to trade with
the first two were vital in Britains industrial revolution. Without cheap raw materials, and cheap labourers, the factories and refineries in Britain would have costed far more to maintain and keep supplied. This, in turn, would have slowed down production considerably. There is no doubt in my mind that the industrial revolution would still have taken place in Britain with or without the colonies, but WITH the colonies the process was sped up considerably.
Overall, cheap labour and raw materials attained through Britains colonial interests sped up the industrialisation of the UK.
Answer:
1. Here are a few key figures:
- Galileo
- Copernicus
- Kepler
- Diderot
- Voltaire
- Rousseau
- Locke
- Montesquieu
- Descartes
- Bacon
**These are the main ones, but there are more**
2. Ideas:
- The Heliocentric Theory, the sun is the center of the universe, craters on the moon, and other observation made the Catholic Church angry at the discoverers because it violated their beliefs and their god did not make imperfections
- Using knowledge over emotion or beliefs led to a large spike of change, many still practicing Christianity but being more reasonable with their beliefs.
- New beliefs about government led to controversy across Europe and less respect for overbearing authority. This also laid the foundation for America's and other countries' laws.
3. Mentality
Yes, I believe this mentality is still in place, especially since everyone wants individual freedoms. The discoveries about space are still taught today.
Based on information, your corrct answer would be Option C. Before battles, the Persian Empire became very strong, and they had a good leadership mainly because of Cyrus. And because they were so strong and they had enough power, they simply just drove them out of their land and expanded there land control over to Asia.
The Bill of Rights is the historical document that upholds these important principles.
