The Interest of Great Britain Considered: Franklin's pamphlet on colonial trade and the Canada-Guadeloupe question, 1760
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- Name
- The Interest of Great Britain Considered: Franklin's pamphlet on colonial trade and the Canada-Guadeloupe question, 1760
- Description
- Benjamin Franklin's influential pamphlet arguing for British retention of Canada over Guadeloupe in peace negotiations following the Seven Years' War. Addresses mercantilist economic theory, colonial population growth, trade expansion with North America, and the strategic importance of continental colonies as markets for British manufactures. Includes statistical evidence on exports and population growth in the colonies.
- 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 public and Parliament
- Language
- English