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Queen Victoria was proclaimed Empress of India in 1877

Britain began to outdo its rivals

"First Empire" (1600- 1776)

Early

Stagnation

Growth

Rise

Decline

End

1800

1900

1500

1300

1400

1600

1700

granting independence of many colonies

In 1562 Hawkins sailed to Guinea

What is an empire?

  • An empire dominates over another state, or a series of states
  • empire is ruled by an emperor
  • many states in history without an emperor at their head are called "empires"

Slavery

  • John Hawkins was England’s first slave trader
  • In 1562 Hawkins sailed to Guinea and kidnapped about 400 Africans
  • Number of slaves increased after 1700
  • 6 million Africans were taken to be slaves
  • Many slaves died
  • At the end of the 18th century public opinion begin to change
  • In 1833 the parliament passed the Slavery Abolition Act

Facts about the british empire

  • largest colonial empire in history
  • it shaped the world
  • Britain had a lot advantages in comparison to other European countries
  • Britain gave up its conflicts with European rivals
  • Trade was the most influential motivation of colonization
  • The so called “First Empire” (1600-1776) ended with the loss of the thirteen American colonies
  • 1931 transformation into the Commonwealth

Sources

  • Brown, Judith (1998). The Twentieth Century, The Oxford History of the British Empire Volume IV.
  • http://www.ancient.eu/empire/ - by Atlas of Empires published on 02 September 2009
  • Facts about “The British Empire” Colonialism_13 E1 Landeskunde Special - Abi 2006 © 2006 LMG
  • http://www.transanatolie.com/English/Turkey/Turks/Ottomans/Ottoman/Pictures%20of%20Sultans/timeline-ottomans.jpg Saturday 27.08.2016
  • http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/history/uk_through_time/british_empire_through_time/revision/2/ Monday 29.08.2016
  • http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/British_Empire Tuesday 30.08.2016
  • https://www.quora.com/How-did-the-British-empire-impact-British-economy
  • http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/empire_seapower/trade_empire_01.shtml

Economy & Trade

  • Colonies shipped goods worth over £1 million
  • Exports ->mainly of woollen textiles
  • Imports ->sugar, tobacco and other tropical groceries
  • internal economy was still largely based on agricultural work and production
  • British Empire had a very dominant position among European trading empires.
  • India

Population

  • Between 470 and 570 million people
  • Between 1885 and 1914 Britain took nearly 30 percent of Africa's population under her control
  • The education system promulgated an awareness of such values as freedom, human dignity, equality
  • Peoples and resources were exploited at Britain's advantage and more often than not at the cost of her overseas possessions
  • The Indians would cooperate and remain loyal during the war, after which they would be granted independence

Colonies of the British Empire

  • Since 1708 there are 166 countries that have been part of the British Empire.

The British Empire 1583-1783

Jessica Bolde, Romilly Rieck & Melinda Szücs

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