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By the 18th century, the slave trade became a major economic mainstay for such cities as Bristol and Liverpool, engaged in the so-called "Triangular trade". The ships set out from England, loaded with trade goods which were exchanged on the West African shores for slaves captured by local rulers from deeper inland; the slaves were transported, in conditions of inhuman crowding, through the infamous "middle passage" across the Atlantic, and were sold at considerable profit for labor in plantations; and there the ship loaded with the product of slave labour, such as sugar and rum, on their way back to England.
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slavery 18th century
By the 18th century, the slave trade became a major economic mainstay for such cities as Bristol and Liverpool, engaged in the so-called "Triangular trade". The ships set out from England, loaded with trade goods which were exchanged on the West African shores for slaves captured by local rulers from deeper inland; the slaves were transported, in conditions of inhuman crowding, through the infamous "middle passage" across the Atlantic, and were sold at considerable profit for labor in plantations; and there the ship loaded with the product of slave labour, such as sugar and rum, on their way back to England.
south sea bubble
The South Sea Company was a British joint stock company that traded in South America during the 18th century. Founded in 1711, the company was granted a monopoly to trade in Spain's South American colonies as part of a treaty during the War of Spanish Succession. In return, the company assumed the national debt England had incurred during the war. Speculation in the company's stock led to a great economic bubble known as the South Sea Bubble in 1720, which caused financial ruin for many. In spite of this it was restructured and continued to operate for more than a century after the Bubble.
robert walpole
English politician who as first lord of the treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer (1715-1717 and 1721-1742) led the Whig administration and is regarded as Britain's first prime minister.
the clearances
Landlords evicted small farmers in favour of raising sheep.
rule britannia
This popular British national air was originally included in Alfred, a masque about Alfred the Great co-written by Thomson and David Mallet and first performed at Cliveden, country home of Frederick, Prince of Wales, on 1 August 1740, to commemorate the accession of George I and the birthday of the Princess Augusta.[2]
william pitt
English statesman who brought the Seven Years' War to an end (1708-1778)
george iii
King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820
methodism
the religious beliefs and practices of Methodists characterized by concern with social welfare and public morals
boston tea party
demonstration (1773) by citizens of Boston who (disguised as Indians) raided three British ships in Boston harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor
american revolutionary war
the revolution of the American colonies against Great Britain
jacobite rising
were a series of uprisings, rebellions, and wars in the kingdoms of England, Scotland (later the Kingdom of Great Britain), and Ireland occurring between 1688 and 1746. The uprisings were aimed at returning James VII of Scotland and II of England, and later his descendants of the House of Stuart, to the throne after he was deposed by Parliament during the Glorious Revolution. The series of conflicts takes its name from Jacobus, the Latin form of James.
luddites
handicraft workers who attacked whole factories in northern England in 1812-smashed the new machines which they believed were putting them out of work
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