Great Britain represents the great colonial empire of the 19th century. It previously possessed a system of strategic enclaves to articulate its trade: Gibraltar, Hong Kong...
In the British colonial empire there are several types of colonies:
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A Settlement colonies: Territories that absorbing surpluses of population: Australia, Canada. Within these colonies are the domains with a greater capacity of self-government like Canada.
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B. Exploitation colonies: Colonies supplying raw materials and markets to the metropolis.
