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Why is it that between the years 1519-1806 that Britain and Portugal were exporting roughly the same ammount of slaves c!. 3,673 million Portugal, c!.3,112 million Britain (although, Britain's exports became more intense between 1700-1800) and after these dates Portugal between 1800-50 exported almost 1,5 million more; that Portugal did not become as economically powerful with regards to the Industrial Revolution!? Was it because Britain had developed more as a State, in terms of the Decleration of Rights in 1689 that made it easier to re-invest in British economy through slavery!. Portugal however, did not have the same political structure as Britain so held it back in terms of economic growth through slavery, if that makes any sense!. However, there is some debate that slavery did not drive forward the Industrial Revolution in Britain, if we look at the figures of slave exports for both countries, but I feel that Portuguese slavery profits went to a state not as 'developed' as Britain (!?Www@QuestionHome@Com
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yes the political stuctures differed as portugal was closer to or as a theocracy - and or oligarchy -- religious state as spain was and britain had parliament with more autonomy from the monarchy and church - the industrial revolution made slavery an institution that made no sense - so those two points should be exploited in your paper
state and industrial revolutionWww@QuestionHome@Com
in a nut shell the curse of the Spanish and Portuguese colonies is that these countries simply wished to exploit their possessions, while Britain wished to provided good governance and a better state for all!.(all being white planation owners) Britain has democratic system with limited franchise while the Hispanic system mearly enriched single people through bribery and exploitation
Due to a meritocracy in Britain as opposed to an aristocracy , Britain welcomed changed while the Hispanic world suppressed ied it, so when the industrial revolution came the British saw it as a way to increase profits and the Hispanic world saw it a change that threatened the establish orderWww@QuestionHome@Com
Key issue were when Portuguese did a commercial pact with England on early XVII century where all industrailized products from England would be bought by Portugal meanwhile England would buy all portuguese Wine!.
This deal created huge deficit from Portuguese Government and killed incipient portuguese industrailization!. Most of the gold produced in South America and profits from Colonies in Africa and South Asia went directly to the British!.
This is the problem where a small court can reign above everything, supressing all free intiative!.
Slavery is only one small aspect comparing to the bigger picture of the economic development and influence from Napoelan wars!.
There is a final point where a lot of people talk about the freemansons influence within the government - what kept many countries under fire - internal disputes help to hold control of the world!.
Please watch the movie "Amistad"!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Britain controlled the seas during those days when they abolished slave trading they made it abolished through out Europe Britain was very powerfull and sucessefull even helping them in WW2
Do you want to know why because Britain is an island!.
Any nation by sea needs a navy
Britain being surrounded by water needed a powerfull navy to protect also the Island makes them isolated from the trhreat of an invansion and the British were leading in ship making!.
They controlled the seas during the slave trade they then had most of North America as their colony and taxed them
Where as Portugal became the incorpurated into the Spanish Empire and it was Brazillian of Portugese decent who were importing there slaves and Portugal whcih was now in the Spanish Empire was not gaining anything from Brazil, Brazil was independant!. And when the Spanish empire ended Portugal didnt gain a great economy like Britains
After slavery Britain had already lost control of North America and now went to venture a mission to get colonies in Africa using their great ship making to get their effectively also due to constant advances a steady economy and a workforce which was making large numbers of ships and raw materials for the Triangle trade the industrial revolution kicked off the British empire became the biggest in the world and their economy flourished!.Www@QuestionHome@Com