On Sat, 27 Aug 2005 18:36:19 -0500, "SeeingEyeDog"
wrote:
It's a great grand conspiracy akin to the invasion of the Japanese!! Been
there done that - LOL Your too young.
Wait until you develop wisdom that isn't inspired from the San Francisco
"Progressive" peace crowd.
''Though the Company was becoming increasingly bold and ambitious in
putting down resisting states, it was getting clearer day by day that
the Company was incapable of governing the vast expanse of the
captured territories. The Bengal famine, in which one-sixth of the
local population died, set the alarm bells ringing back home, and
prompted Adam Smith's quotation at the beginning of this article.
Military and administrative costs mounted beyond control in British
administered regions in Bengal due to the ensuing drop in labour
productivity. At the same time, there was commercial stagnation and
trade depression throughout Europe following the lull in the post-
(The transformation from an agricultural to an industrial nation)
Industrial Revolution period. Britain became entangled in the (Click
link for more info and facts about rebellion in America) rebellion in
America (one of the major importers of Indian tea), and France was on
the brink of a (The overthrow of a government by those who are
governed) revolution. The desperate directors of the company attempted
to avert bankruptcy by appealing to Parliament for financial help.
This led to the
passing of the (Click link for more info and facts about Tea Act) Tea
Act in 1773. This Act gave the Company greater autonomy in running its
trade in America. Its monopolistic activities triggered the
(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; organized as a protest against taxes on
tea) Boston Tea Party in the (Click link for more info and facts
about Province of Massachusetts Bay) Province of Massachusetts Bay,
one of the major events leading up to the (Click link for more info
and facts about American War for Independence) American War for
Independence.''
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