The most significant discovery of
the route of the sea to India by the Portuguese around 1500. Usually it was a
gradual period of changes. The most important change may have been the shift of
a major part of the "Oriental" trade from Constantinople to Venice.
The idea of self-government was encouraged by the Glorious Revolution and 1689 Bill of Rights, which established that the British Parliament —and not the king—had the ultimate authority in government. ... As interference increased, colonists felt more resentful about British control over the colonies.
A decline in trade is the economic theory given for the fall of the Indus Valley civilization.
