Discussion On The Colonial Trade In The Restoration Period

The Stuart dynasty restoration period(1660-1688) was an important period of British bourgeois revolution, is also the UK from feudal to modern social transformation of a special period of transition. This period of British history presents obvious complexity and unbalance of political and economic development. Politically,the restoration of the stuarts, seems to be a revolution, but in restoration period, the bourgeoisie and new nobility continue to play an important role in the parliament, and the period of the British political stability, social stability and economic development.History educational world the research of the restoration period should not be confined to the political field, for this special historical period of religious, social, and economic conditions should be given more attention, this article is to through to the British colonial trade system research, the restoration period for the comprehensive and objective understanding of Britain this special historical period to provide a new incision.Britain is not only the restoration period and stable development of domestic economy, but also overseas trade develop rapidly. With the advancement of the European colonial expansion abroad, of the restoration period in the inheritance of Elizabeth I of England and Cromwell’s foreign trade policy and on the basis of the traditional active development with the Americas,Asia, Africa and so on the new world trade relations,colonial trade as Britain during this period is an important content of economic development. In America, Britain not only in the Atlantic coast of the restoration period continued to expand colonies, and sold here by trade means the UK and the European textile and other industrial products, tongli here for sugar cane, tobacco and other industrial raw materials. In Asia, the restoration of the previously by with the east India company established places such as India, China, a wide range of trade activities, mainly imported from Asian spices, tea, cotton, dye,saltpeter and other consumer goods and industrial raw materials. Of the restoration period in Africa, the UK is engaged in the slave trade company charter enacted, has become the leading role of the slave trade, slave trade became the important constitute of triangle trade. This period of foreign trade, not only to promote ties between theUK and the new world, in Asia, Africa, the Americas countries have important influence, but also promoted the UK its rapid economic development, so as to create conditions for the rise of the merchant class, thus for the British political system transition from absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy the glorious revolution lay a solid material foundation. The restoration period from more in the long run, the foreign trade development further establish modern British trading policy, first in England in the next century since the industrial revolution, realize the world supremacy laid a solid foundation.Therefore,the restoration period for the British colonial trade system research will help us more comprehensive and objective understanding and evaluation of the restoration period British history.