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THE BRITISH EMPIRE
n 1603 the kingdoms of England and Ireland went to her nephew
James Stuart, King of Scotland. In this way the British Isles came under one monarch for the first time.
Although James considered himself king of Great Britain (and Ireland), the parliaments of England and
Scotland were less enthusiastic about union, and maintained the distinction between the two countries. In
1606, King James created the first Union Flag with the combination of the English cross of St. George
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1607 Settlement of Jamestown in North America
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1609 Settlement of Bermuda
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1613 British East India Company establish a factory on the Indian west coast
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1664 Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam handed over to the British, later renamed New York
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1707 Death of Mughul leader, British East India Company begins warfare with local peoples
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1713 Treaty of Utrecht makes Britain prominent force in America by giving possession of Hudson Bay, Newfoundland, and St. Kitts to the British.
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1760 Montreal surrendered to British from French
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1788 Settlement of the penal colony of Botany Bay, later known as Sydney, New South WalesExpedition into the African Interior by the African Association
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1807 Shipment of slaves to and from any British colonies prohibited
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1963 Treaty of Paris ends Anglo-French War, resulting in Canada, Mississippi, and India becoming British possessions.
