BRITISH EMPIRE

An Empire is....

• a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from that country.

• is a group of countries ruled over by a single monarch or ruling power.

• a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.

The British Empire was the greatest empire the world has ever seen, and for more than a century Britain was the foremost global power, ruling over a quarter of the world’s area and population.

• True

• False

The British Empire lasted from 1497-1987

• True

• False

The years __________ are referred to as Britain's imperial century

• 1814 to 1915

• 1875 - 1914

• 1815 to 1914

What does this phrase means?

“The sun never sets on the British Empire.”

The British Empire has its origins in the 18th century, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I

• True

• False

England ___________ luxury goods and re-exported them at higher prices to the European countries which didn’t have a direct overseas trade.

The Armada Portrait symbolized....

• Queen Elizabeth's international power

• Queen Elizabeth's international territories

• Queen Elizabeth's colonies

The rise, and successive growth, of the British Empire was mainly due to.....

• economic reasons

• slavery trade

• emancipation from the monarchy

British sailors became involved in the trade in the 16th century, and the Treaty of _______ gave them the right to sell slaves in the Spanish Empire.