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When did Christopher Columbus "discover" America?
in 1492
What was the name of the major trading company in India in colonial times?
East India Company
Name three countries that were part of the British Empire
Canada, Australia, Bahamas, India, Burma, New Zealand, Jamaica...
Who worked as a civil servant in Burma?
George Orwell
How many short stories did you read in class about the colonial legacy?
3
When did the colonies in North America declare their independence from Britain?
in 1776
What's the name of the British Rule in India?
Raj
Which countries are part of Great Britain?
England, Scotland and Wales
Who coined the term "a white man's burden"?
Rudyard Kipling
How many nations are part of the Commonwealth?
56
When did Captain Cook "discover" Australia?
in 1770
The transport of imports and exports via trading routes between Great Britain, Africa, the Caribbean and America.
triangular trade
Which colony started as a so-called "penal colony"?
Australia
Which queen was proclaimed "Empress of India" in 1877?
Victoria
What percentage of the Earth's land mass was covered by the British Empire in 1920?
24 %
When was Newfoundland claimed as British territory?
in 1583
Which association between countries that had once been part of the British Empire was founded in 1931?
Commonwealth of Nations
Which country was declared independent from British rule in 1947?
India
What was fundamental in the production of crops such as cotton and tobacco?
the use of African slaves
When did the UK Parliament pass a bill to officially abolish the trading of slaves?
in 1807
When did Australia become independent from Britain?
in 1901
Complete: "The sun ..... on the British Empire."
never sets
Which former colony was handed over from the United Kingdom to China in 1997?
Hong Kong
Under whose reign was the East India Company founded in 1600?
Elizabeth I
What was the value of exports and imports of the British Empire in 1920?
970 million pounds