Why Did Britain Establish An Empire
Why did Britain establish an empire?
The British established an empire for many different reasons, most of which were to benefit England itself and few to help other countries. The five main reasons that will be discussed in this essay are: power, economy, trade, religion and development of other countries.
One of the first reasons that Britain established an empire was because of religion. Matthew 28:19 states: ‘Go ye therefore and teach all nations’. Some christians took this literally and took it as a message to go and spread the word of God; one way to do this was by starting the Empire due to the fact that having other countries under their control would help to spread the word of God quicker easier, however, instead of having all countries
The British established an empire for many different reasons, most of which were to benefit England itself and few to help other countries. The five main reasons that will be discussed in this essay are: power, economy, trade, religion and development of other countries.
One of the first reasons that Britain established an empire was because of religion. Matthew 28:19 states: ‘Go ye therefore and teach all nations’. Some christians took this literally and took it as a message to go and spread the word of God; one way to do this was by starting the Empire due to the fact that having other countries under their control would help to spread the word of God quicker easier, however, instead of having all countries