{"id":4144,"date":"2018-07-15T11:03:49","date_gmt":"2018-07-15T11:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/?page_id=4144"},"modified":"2026-07-20T16:19:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T16:19:53","slug":"economic-consequences-of-empire","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/british-empire\/economic-consequences-of-empire\/","title":{"rendered":"Economic Consequences of Empire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/empire_consequences_economic.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4146\" src=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/empire_consequences_economic-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Economic consequences of Empire\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/empire_consequences_economic-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/empire_consequences_economic-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/empire_consequences_economic-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/empire_consequences_economic-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/empire_consequences_economic.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/british-empire\/economic-consequences-of-empire\/royal-african-company\/\">Royal African Company<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/british-empire\/economic-consequences-of-empire\/triangular-trade\/\">Triangular Trade<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/british-empire\/economic-consequences-of-empire\/lifting-of-the-royal-african-company-monopoly\/\">Lifting of the RAC mon<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/british-empire\/economic-consequences-of-empire\/slave-plantations\/\">opoly<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/british-empire\/economic-consequences-of-empire\/slave-plantations\/\">&#8211; Slave Plantations<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/british-empire\/economic-consequences-of-empire\/slave-economy\/\">The Slave Economy<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/british-empire\/economic-consequences-of-empire\/opposition-to-the-slave-trade-in-north-america\/\">Opposition to the Slave Trade in North America<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/british-empire\/economic-consequences-of-empire\/slave-resistance\/\">Slave Resistance<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/british-empire\/economic-consequences-of-empire\/east-india-company\/\">East India Company<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/british-empire\/economic-consequences-of-empire\/expansion-of-trade-in-east-india\/\">Expansion of trade in East India<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/british-empire\/economic-consequences-of-empire\/bank-of-england\/\">Bank of England<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/british-empire\/economic-consequences-of-empire\/south-sea-bubble-bursts\/\"> South Sea Bubble Bursts<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/british-empire\/\">The British Empire<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/british-empire\/making-of-the-united-kingdom-foundations-of-empire\/\">Making of the United Kingdom<\/a> &#8211; <a 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