How the British Empire Became the Biggest in the World

How many overseas territories does the British government still hold power over?

• 20

• 14

• 5

• 10

Which territory is located at the entrance of the Mediterranean and is a British overseas territory?

• Gibraltar

• Bermuda

• Cayman Islands

• Falkland Islands

What was the British Empire's coverage of the globe's land mass at the height of its territorial control?

• One fifth

• Half

• One third

• One quarter

Who was the monarch of England when the first English colony was established in North America at Roanoke Island?

• Elizabeth I

• Victoria

• James VI

• Henry VIII

What type of colony was directly ruled by the monarch themselves?

• Proprietary colony

• Crown colony

• Charter colony

• Settlement colony

Which company was granted monopolies on all English trade to and from the Levant and India?

• The British Trading Company

• The Levant Company

• The East India Company

• The Royal African Company

What was the name of the settlement established by Scottish colonists in the Darien scheme?

• New Edinburgh

• New Aberdeen

• New Glasgow

• Caledonia

In which year were the Acts of Union passed, uniting England and Scotland into one kingdom?

• 1801

• 1603

• 1756

• 1707

Which territory did Britain gain control of after the war of the Spanish succession?

• Jamaica

• Gibraltar

• Malta

• Cyprus

Who was the explorer that claimed much of the Pacific Ocean for Britain?

• Captain James Cook

• Alexander McKenzie

• Sir Francis Drake

• George Vancouver