Deutsche Geschichte: Neuere Zeit

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Identifikator:: 1009137581

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-42841

Document type:: Monograph

Author:: Repenning, Otto http://d-nb.info/gnd/127834125

Title:: Zusammenstellung der Aus- und Durchfuhrverbote

Place of publication:: Berlin

Publisher:: R. v. Decker's Verlag G. Schenck, Kgl. Hofbuchhändler

Year of publication:: 1917

Scope:: 1 Online-Ressource (VII, 386 Seiten)

Digitisation:: 2017

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: III. Die Aus- und Durchfuhrverbote nach dem Statistischen Warenverzeichnis

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LAISSEZ FAIRE from the struggle without a rival in ability to carry on the commerce of the world, during the very decade when the great development of the hardware and of the cotton trades was taking place. As a consequence England succeeded im retaining her hold on the trade of the United States, and neither France nor Holland was able to obtain a substantial share of this commerce. Pitt failed in his attempt to main- tain the full freedom of intercourse with the new republic, which he would have desired; but the trade of the United States with England expanded very rapidly, especially after the development of cotton growing in Carolina. It was found that Dean Tucker's forecast was amply justified’, and that the political severance from the United States did little to injure our commercial dealings with the people. Economists began to realise how firmly the material pro- sperity of England was founded, when this blow to her prestige caused so little injury Still more striking testi- mony to the economic strength of England was afforded when the treaty of 1786 opened up freer intercourse with France, and English goods commanded a ready sale in conti- nental markets, So strongly was English maritime power established at this time, that her rivals had little means of attacking her; and the war of 1793, which followed the outbreak of the Revolution in France, was much less injurious to English commerce than the War of Independence had been. England 7 Li get herself, with considerable success, to ruin the trade and * shipping of France; and her high-handed measures with this object were resented by the United States, as well as by Norway and Sweden, who sought to preserve their rights as neutrals. But English relations with the neutral powers, though strained, were not broken, and her commerce continued bo flourish. In 1795 France succeeded in mastering Holland, and England engaged in the attempt to destroy both her 1 Trade was not permitted between the United States and the West India fslands. This was a serious grievance to the planters (Commons Journals, gxxrx. 840), but the restriction was maintained in the hope of preventing American competition in the carrying trade. Holroyd, Observations on the Commerce of the American States, 79. 3 J. Tucker, True Interest of Great Britain (1776), p. 51. Also A Series of Answers, p. 80. Brit. Mus. 522. g. 6 (5). A.D. 1776 --1850. and en abled her t0 MONno- volise the sary’ rade ng

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