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by WBWBWB1010s 2168 days ago
- How much did america gain from colonial behavior done in India. Remember capital flows, India --> Colonial UK --> 13 Colonies -> Infrastructure

Not saying your wrong, but your point just comes to "who got screwed over more" it's not productive to have that debate, because you might ask well Fly Down To the Worst Third World Countries who were hurt most by America, or prior colonialist

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> Remember capital flows, India --> Colonial UK --> 13 Colonies -> Infrastructure

Given that the Battle of Plassey, establishing the first UK colony in India, happened in 1757, this flow of funds from the British Raj to the 13 colonies seems unlikely.

Battle of plassey 1757 US independence 1776

study capital flows, it's not that simple. Wealth and investments crossed borders in the 1700s