British Empire Flashcards
Who claimed Australia for the British empire?
Captain James Cook
When was the Indian Rebellion?
1857-1858
How did the British want to get rid of the Indigenous Australians? give one example?
They were given gifts of flour laced with poison, Queensland 1842-1847
Why did the British epire expand? give 2 reasons
To spread Christianity, trade, money
When was the chosen date of when the empire begun?
1583 when humphrey gilbert discovered new foundland
when did britain lose its american colonies?
1783
by 1913 how much of the world’s land area did the empire cover?
24%
Who were the first countries to gain independence from the empire?
Canada, Australia and Egypt
How many convicts were in the first colony of Australia?
700
How many railways did the empire build in India? answer in km
4,600 km
What is one artefact that shows how the empire was presented to be supported?
The empire plate
What does the empire plate and other artefacts not show?
how the natvie people in the colonised countries are being treated
who were Sepoys?
local Indian soldiers
What was the grease supposedly made out of in the guns during the indian rebellion? Why?
Animal fat (beef and/or pork) because it was supposedly a deliberate action to convert sepoys to christans.
