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Question
What were the two factors that led to an increase in demand for British goods?
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Solution
The two factors were as follows:
- Due to large colonial hold, England had sufficient raw materials and huge profits of expanding trade provided an impetus to multiply her production.
- Napoleonic wars made the English industries quite active and the demand for British goods increased remarkably.
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