Many people were mining for gold, silver, and oil during the 1800s to gain wealth and fame. So there were definitely many miners during the 1800s. Many people needed to put their valuables in banks. So there were also a lot of bankers, doctors, lawyers, ministers, and many other "White Collar" jobs.
The economic theory that trade generates wealth and is stimulated by the accumulation of profitable balances, which a government should encourage by means of protectionism. Mercantilism is an economic practice by which governments used their economies to augment state power at the expense of other countries. Governments sought to ensure that exports exceeded imports and to accumulate wealth in the form of bullion (mostly gold and silver).
<h3>Trade and industry flourished in the 16th century, making more England more prosperous and improving the standard of living of the upper and middle classes. However,the lower classes did not benefit much and did not always have enough food.</h3>
The attacks of the Goths began in 247 A.D. and in 251 A.D. They lured the Roman army under the command of the Emperor Decius into a swampy region and defeated it. ... withdrew Roman troops from Dacia leaving it to the Goths. The Danube once again became the northern frontier of the Roman Empire in eastern Europe.
