This is the statement that most approximates what historians do in research. Scientific experiments are more common in the physical sciences, such as physics or chemistry. Exhuming artifacts is more common in areas such as archaeology. However, historians often listen to people's spoken accounts of events or historical moments in order to gain insight into the time period through their experiences.
Vast amounts of materials were recieved from British colonies. If they did not receive a sustainable amount of resources from their colonies, then there would be no point of colonization.
