How did the ideas of the Enlightenment and increasing commercial development lead to the rapid increase in the size of the British Empire? Be sure to include some of the following in your answer:

Exploration and trade
Colonization
Mercantilism
Joint stock companies
New economic theories (Adam Smith)

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How did the ideas of the Enlightenment and increasing commercial development lead to the rapid increase in the size of the British Empire? Be sure to include some of the following in your answer:

Exploration and trade 
Colonization 
Mercantilism 
Joint stock companies 
New economic theories (Adam Smith)

anonymous · Answer

Exploration and trade,
Colonization ,
Mercantilism ,
Joint stock companies ,
New economic theories (Adam Smith)

dmezzullo · Answer

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