Britsh Empire

• meaning = empire?


  a group or territories/countries ruled by one single ruler or state
• Meaning= colonization?


  the act or process of sending people to live in or govern another country
• Meaning = colony?


  a country or area under full or partial political control of another country and occupied by people from that country
• how many square miles of land did the English Empire cover?

  12.7 million square miles
• how many people did it rule over?

  430 million people
• How much of the world did it cover?

  25%
• Meaning territory?


  An area of land ruled by a certain person
• Meaning colonies?


  Countries or areas under the control of another country and occupied by settlers from that country
• Meaning imperialism?


  A policy of extending a country's power by setting up colonies abroad and using military force
• Which countries were colonized?

  Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, South Africa, the Caribbean, New Zealand, Greenland, Ghana and Britain
• British Empire 16th Century?


  The beginning of the empire had developed with explorers like Drake and Hawkins but the attempted colonization of Virginia was initially a failure.
• British Empire 17th Century?

  The start of the colonization of North America and West Indies. Also the beginnings of interest in new central trade. West Indies-Caribbean
• British Empire 18th Century?

  The rising interest in South Africa and the Cape of Good Hope moved onwards to Australia. But losing American Colonies after the war was a huge blow to the Empire.
• British Empire 19th century?

  Interests lie in Canada, the Caribbean, and Australia. Africa was in high interest after the slave trade.
• British Empire 20th Century?


  The empire started to decline and many places began to rebel. The loss of India in 1947.
• What did the British bring to India after colonizing? (positive)?

  They built hospitals, roads, bridges, railroads, spread education and provided jobs.
• What did the British bring to India after colonizing? (negative)?

  Indian culture was treated as inferior, made to fight, used violence and torture to keep control and collect taxes, expected to work long hours
• what was the Australia colony used for?

  they sent outlaws there to work
• when was the Irish rebellion?

  1641
• What was the first British colony?

  Ireland (1542)
• why did Britain colonies America?

  Britain first went to America to hunt for silver and gold, but returned for agriculture and exporting