british empire

• what is an empire?

  When a country rules over another
• what is a colony?


  A place that has been taken over and is now part of an empire
• indigenous

  People living in a land before the arrival of colonists
• when did the British Empire begin?

  16th century
• when did the British Empire peak?

  1922
• when did the British Empire decline?

  mid 20th century
• which country was colonised in 1763?

  large parts of native americans
• who were the indigenous people?

  Native americans
• which group of people left england?

  Puritans
• What did settlers own and run?

  Plantations
• how much of the world did the empire cover?

  1/4(400 million)
• what is revolution?


  a drastic change in power
• what was the outcome of the 1593 war?

  famine
• what other war was occurring in England during the catholic rebellions?

  civil war
• where were Cromwells soldiers stationed at?

  Drogheda
• What is E.I.C(the East Indian company)


  A company that controlled all the British trading stations within India
• What is trade?


  Exchange of goods and services between people or countries.
• What is loot?


  Stolen goods during a war/riot.
• According to the British,what kind of civillisation did India have?

  Advanced civillisation
• How did the Indians view the british?

  Barbaric
• Were the East India Company invaders or traders?

  Traders
• What did the EIC raise to strengthen their power?

  Army:local troops
• Which individual arrived in India in 1744

  Robert Clive
• What was Robert Clive like?

  Impatient,Ambitious and short-tempered
• What method did Robert Clive use to get rich?

  violence(using a sword)
• What happened at the battle of Passey 1757?

  Clive outwitted the leader of Bengal (won the battle) and took all the fortune in Bengal
• How many barges did Clive send to the head quarters of the EIC?

  75
• The EICs power grew all over India after looting the riches in Bengal
• What title did Clive have?

  Govenor of Bengal
• The EIC had 250,000 soldiers by 1800
• £146M given to the British WW1
• 1.3 Million soldiers were sent to fight for Britain
• how many people died at the amritsar massacre?

  379
• how many injured died at the amritsar massacre?

  1,100
• 2.5 million indian soldiers volunteered for WW2
• how many people died in Bengal due to famine?

  3 million people
• Africa was depopulated by 10-12 million people
• 9.3% of the population of coastal africa were enslaved
• The industrial revolution led to the need for raw materials and a market to sell manufactured goods
• Kingdom of Dahomey and Asante benefitted from the slave trade