The Interest of Great Britain Considered: Franklin's pamphlet on colonial policy and the Canada-Guadeloupe debate
- Item sets
- Sources
- Name
- The Interest of Great Britain Considered: Franklin's pamphlet on colonial policy and the Canada-Guadeloupe debate
- Description
- Benjamin Franklin's major 1760 pamphlet arguing for British retention of Canada over Guadeloupe in peace negotiations following the Seven Years' War. Engages mercantilist economics, colonial growth potential, and the role of North American colonies as markets for British manufactures. Includes comparative trade statistics and reprints Franklin's 1751 'Observations concerning the Increase of Mankind.'
- Date
- 17 April 1760
- Related To
- Benjamin Franklin
- Type
- Financial Data
- Collection
- The Last Years of the Lordship
- Type
- Published Reference Work
- Date Created
- 1760-04-17
- Audience
- British reading public / Parliament
- Language
- English