THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
LEXINGTON CONCORD AND BUNKER HILL THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION BEGINS
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Timber for building ships, because the British had run out of forests to cut down for wood in England.
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Fur, to keep the sailors warm on their journeys.
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Fresh water from American rivers.
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Beef and fish, to sell back in England.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: The commercial forestry become important during the British rule because : By the early nineteenth century, oak forests in England were disappearing. This created a problem of timber supply for the Royal Navy.
Detailed explanation-2: -The British timber trade was importation of timber from the Baltic, and later North America, by the British. During the Middle Ages and Stuart period, Great Britain had large domestic supplies of timber, especially valuable were the famous British oaks.
Detailed explanation-3: -The trunk of the mature oak tree felled at right would have provided wood for the construction of warships at a time when Britain was at war with Revolutionary France.
Detailed explanation-4: -English ships could not be built without a regular supply of strong and durable timber. Imperial power could not be protected without ships. Therefore by the 1820’s, search parties were sent to explore the forest resources of India. Was this answer helpful?
Detailed explanation-5: -They needed timber supply to build their ships in Britain. They needed timber to build railway sleepers and railway lines.