Sentences with phrase «colonial economic life»

England determined to use its colonies to build up its own wealth and security; consequently, it passed a number of laws carefully regulating colonial economic life so that England stood to benefit.

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Centuries later, the struggle for freedom still continues, as peoples who only a few years ago lived under colonial rule now struggle for political and economic independence and for a recognized place in the international community.

The social, political and economic systems inherited from colonial rule have remained entrenched, with the result that the lives of most of the population, other than those of the new elites, have not changed markedly.

Thanks to the efforts of the White Dog, SBN, and the Living Economy movement it helped spawn, America's birthplace still can look toward a strong economic future as it looks back on its colonial past.