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John : - The economic rather than political aspect of European colonialism has always interested me. Francis : - I know. It is clear from most of the papers you have presented so far. So you think that colonial exploitation in the past was the major source of Europe's economic prosperity. John : - ---- Francis : - Agreed. Indeed, it is impossible to imagine this prosperity without them.
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Actually, Britain's American colonies had no significant mineral wealth and, therefore, they turned to agriculture. |
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Moreover, as far as I am concerned, the Spanish colonial economy was dominated by mining. |
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On the other hand, the Portuguese government allowed only Portuguese merchants to trade with their own colonies. |
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Absolutely. For instance, Europe's growing wealth in the eighteenth century was simply the result of its colonial possessions. |
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To compete with the British, the French government encouraged the development of sugar-producing colonies in the West Indies. |