Motives for British Imperialism

1. According to Halstead, slavery was in declined because they costed money and that it need to be abolished in order to keep free trade available and they wanted to spread their idea of foreign policy to other countries. Also because industrialization was booming and there were a lower need for slaves.
2. According to Halstead, trade did not have an influence on British imperialism because the places they were imperializing had no knowledge of trade, besides their normal bartering system. I somewhat agree with this.
3. Halstead's beliefs differ from Richard Cobden because he believed foreign policy was the main reason the British imperialized, whereas Cobden had other reasons.
4. Halstead's final reasonings for British Imperialism were national security, protecting free trade, protecting commercial routes, competition for markets, and spheres of influence, settlement, colonization, diplomacy, and ideology.