美国革命以后 ,英国政府从美国革命中吸取教训 ,对其帝国政策进行了调整。英国工业革命的发展 ,对外贸易变得越来越重要 ,成了英国经济的生命线。英国政府及国内民众的帝国观念也发生了很大变化 ,英国已经对拓殖新的殖民地不感兴趣 ,英国此时强调的是占据贸易商埠及战略基地 After the American Revolution, the British government learned lessons from the American Revolution and adjusted its imperial policy. The development of the British Industrial Revolution and foreign trade have become more and more important and have become the lifeline of the British economy. Great changes have taken place in the British government and the domestic populace’s concept of empire. Britain has no interest in colonizing the new colonies. At this time, the emphasis in the United Kingdom is to occupy trade ports and strategic bases