Free trade imperialism was a 19th century English movement that started a focus on commercial takeover, rather than colonization and territorial expansion. Over time, the phrase started to refer to the use of military and power to force weaker countries to give access to their markets to more powerful states. The result of this rule was the rise of an informal economic control. Free trade imperialism was practiced by many colonial states, but was mainly associated with British policies, especially in Latin America and Asia. As economic expansion became increasingly linked with empire, critics of imperialism, including Karl Marx, focused on the economic conclusion and motivations of imperialism.
Little Englanders The supporters of free trade
Little Englanders The supporters of free trade