CHRONOLOGY OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE

Date of the first departure to new territories: ……………………………………

Name of the first man to claim a territory for England : ……………………………………

Name of this territory in English (and French): …………………………………………………………

What happens to him on the way home: …………………………………………………………………..

Who were the rulers of England for the second expedition overseas?....................................

What are, in order of invasion, the names of the different territories?

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What happens next? (3 steps)

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Who is the next famous explorer (sailor) and what does he discover?

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What is the next colony and what is created there?

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What are the different consequences?

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Who does England fight in the meantime? And what are the consequences? (3 countries to
name)

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Who doesn’t want to share South Africa with England and what is the name of the war that
follows?

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Which continent do the British favor? Give a figure to illustrate.

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What are, in chronological order, the different countries to ask for their independence?0

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