The British Empire

Which event marked the beginning of the decline of the British Empire?

• American War of Independence
• French Revolution
• Napoleonic Wars
• Crimean War

Which Englishman was the first to circumnavigate the globe?

• Sir Isaac Newton
• Captain James Cook
• Sir Francis Drake
• Sir Walter Raleigh

Which British trading organization virtually ruled India during the 17th and 18th centuries?

• British East India Company
• Virginia Company
• Hudson's Bay Company
• Dutch East India Company

Which country was the first to be settled by the English with penal colonies?

• Australia
• India
• New Zealand
• South Africa

When was the slave trade finally made illegal in Britain?

• 1807
• 1756
• 1834
• 1860

During which reign did the English navy become the most powerful in the world after defeating the Spanish navy?

• Queen Victoria
• King Henry VIII
• King James I
• Queen Elizabeth I

When did India finally become independent from British rule?

• 1962
• 1947
• 1925
• 1910

Which two countries became self-governing colonies in the 1840s and 1850s?

• New Zealand and Jamaica
• India and South Africa
• Nigeria and Kenya
• Canada and Australia

Which Italian mariner sponsored by King Henry VII landed in Newfoundland and made it an English overseas territory?

• Amerigo Vespucci
• Vasco da Gama
• John Cabot
• Christopher Columbus

What were some of the positive impacts of British occupation on the colonies?

• Economic exploitation
• Cultural preservation
• Language imposition
• Legal system establishment