The Prosperity of Liberal-Capitalism in the North Atlantic

Violence, colonial living and the shift in political ideologies explained the success of expansion and consolidation of liberal-capitalism in the north Atlantic world in the early modern period. Although, disease greatly decimated the Indigenous population, internal conflicts ultimately led to the r...

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Published in:The General: Brock University Undergraduate Journal of History
Main Author: Dhillon, Taranjot
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Brock University 2019
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Online Access:https://journals.library.brocku.ca/index.php/bujh/article/view/2131
https://doi.org/10.26522/tg.v4i0.2131
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Summary:Violence, colonial living and the shift in political ideologies explained the success of expansion and consolidation of liberal-capitalism in the north Atlantic world in the early modern period. Although, disease greatly decimated the Indigenous population, internal conflicts ultimately led to the reduction of Indigenous authority and paved the way for colonial expansion.Unlike the French, which colonized to solidify trading, the English strategy was to bring in as many settlers to plant colonies, therefore pressuring Indigenous communities into surrendering control and power in the New World.At the same time, although the war was marked as a British victory, the British government quickly learns that their ignorance towards their North American colonies would become costly.