How did international trade affect the growth of empires from ca. 1750 to ca. 1900?

From 1750 to the middle of the nineteenth century, the main reason for building an empire was to improve trade. The aim of the British was to set up colonies in the Americas and Asia in order to provide goods such as sugar and tobacco. The colonies also served as an important market for British goods.

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