British Empire

By Dave_jojo11

  • William Pit The Younger's gov est Colonial Office

    Initially combined with War Office- became independent in 50s

  • Slave Trade Act

    Illegal for GB ships to indulge in slave trade

  • Slavery Abolition Act

  • Vic becomes Queen

  • Lord Palmerston states 'it is the role of the gov to open and secure the roads for the merchant, but no more'

  • Livingstone's first trip to Afr

    explored the Kalahari Desert

  • Livingstone discovers Zambezi River

    Renamed Zambezi Falls into Vic Falls in 55
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    Ferdinand Le Lesseps asked to construct Suez Canal

  • General Service Enlistment Act

    all new recruits swear to cross sea for military service

  • Indian Rebellion

    AKA Mutiny // 1st War of Independence

  • Suez Canal Company est

  • Gov of India Act

    EIC territories granted to Queen and SoSoI received powers exercised by EIC directors

  • Indian Office est

    with own SoS in charge of India and Far East

  • Livingstone received gov funding and title of 'Consul for the East Coast' when announcing he was returning to Afr

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    Earl Canning is Viceroy of India

  • Canada imposes tariffs on all imported goods (including GB)

    And aust in 60s- to protect growing industries

  • Darwin publishes 'On the Origin of Species'

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    Viceroy Canning's Tour of India

    Some land and titles returned, Star of India medals given, positions in either Imperial Assembly or Statutory Civil Service shared with nobles and more edu establishments, taught in English, opened

  • John Kirk nearly drowns at the Rapids after exploring waterways

    collected aquatic specimens e.g. mussels

  • Star of India founded by Vic

    Order of chivalry with 3 classes: Knight Grand Commander, Knight Commander and Companion
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    US Civil War

  • Isma'il Pasha becomes Khedive in Egypt

  • Von Sass & Baker find Lake Albert

  • 'Responsible govs' set up in Settler Colonies

    Due to Durham report

  • Disraeli PM

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    Gladstone PM

  • Suez Canal Opens

  • Education Act

  • German Unification

  • Disraeli's Crystal Palace Speech

  • Griqualand West (Cape Colony) becomes a settlement for GB settlers

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    Long Depression

    Triggered by Panic of 1873 (collapse of Vienna stock exchange) - spread to US where Jay Cooking Company (investment bank involved in financing railroad expansion) hit bankruptcy

  • GB begins annexing territories in Malaya

    In response to Fr activities
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    Disraeli PM

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    Lord Carnarvon is Secretary of State for the colonies

  • Disraeli buys £4 million shares to Suez Company

    Isma'il in debt - sells to PM- control over passage to India + fees from suez company

  • Brussels Conference

    Hosted by King Leopold of Belgium- motivated by desire to protect interests in Congo

  • Khedive Isma'il deposed

  • Fr extended control from Senegal into W Sudan

  • Int Afr Association renamed Int Association if The Congo

  • Anglo-Zulu War

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    Gladstone PM

  • North Borneo Trading Company est

  • GB sign Convention of Pretoria after losing 1st Boer War

    Feb

  • Egypt is occupied by GB

  • Muhammad Ahmed took control of area surrounding Khartoum

  • Arabi Pasha becomes Khedive of Egypt

  • Violence In Alexandria -> naval bombardment in Egypt

    5000 European settlers killed- Gladstone sends navy- Arabi declared war - Tewfiq becomes puppet leader

  • GB + Egy counterattack against jihadist army in Sudan

  • Ger annexation began in SW & W Africa

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    Berlin Conference

    Hosted by Otto Von Bismarck (Ger chancellor)

  • GB + Egy armies defeated by Mahdist forces

    Jan- Governor-General Gordon beheaded

  • Congo became known as Congo Free State

  • Indian National Congress est

  • Gold found in S Afr republic of Transvaal in Witwatersrand

  • National Africa Company est -> Royal Niger Company

  • Colonial & Indian Exhibition

  • Gladstone PM

  • First Colonial Conference

    Discussed if there should be some trading preferences

  • Golden Jubilee

    50 years of Vic being on throne

  • De Beers formed

    Founded by Cecil Rhode

  • British South Africa Company est

  • Cecil received charter for his B S Afr Company

  • Afr Exhibition

  • Kimberley Diamond Syndicate formed

    New monopoly on controlling prices of diamonds
  • Period: to

    Cecil Rhodes PM of S Afr

  • Work on Trans-Siberian railway began by Russia

    In North of China
  • Period: to

    Gladstone PM

  • Congo renamed Leopold's private kingdom until this year