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On this day in 1814, during the War of 1812 between the United States and England, British troops enter Washington, D.C. and burn the White House in retaliation for the American attack on the city of York in Ontario, Canada, in June 1812.
"natural resources" "natural resources" and a thriving "labor force" would all be factors. It should also be noted that the textile industry was already doing well.
I think it's the United Nations