War Of Jenkins Ear Research Paper

The war of Jenkins ear was a war between Britain and Spain the start to the causes of the war of Jenkins ear was Britain received a thirty-year trade agreement from Spain which permitted British merchants to trade up to 500 tons of goods per year in the Spanish colonies as well as sell an unlimited number of slaves. Though the agreement was in effect, its operation was often hindered by military conflicts between the two nations. In the wake of the Anglo-Spanish War which was an intermittent conflict between the kingdoms of Spain and England that was never formally declared. The war was punctuated by widely separated battles, and began with England's military expedition in 1585 to the Netherlands under the command of the Earl of Leicester in support of the resistance of the State’s General to Habsburg rule.

Spain were granted the permission by Britain to stop British ships to ensure that Britain were following the agreement. Spain started to believe Britain were taking advantage of the trade agreement so they started to board British ships and even seize the ships along with torturing the crew of the British ships

The man at the centre of the conflict was Captain Robert

Britain society rich and poor were separated by food and living conditions for example there was little change in food in the 18th century. Despite the improvements in farming food for ordinary people remained plain and monotonous. For them meat was a luxury. In England a poor person's food was mainly bread and potatoes. In the 18th century a tiny minority of the population lived in luxury the rich built great country houses however the poor had none of these things. Craftsmen and labourers lived in 2 or 3 rooms. The poorest people lived in just one room. Their furniture was very simple and plain these citizens demanded