British empire chapter one

By raissa28

  • Britain outlaws slave trade

    3 million Africans freed

  • Napoleanic wars - the cape is took from the Dutch

    The cape was deep sea ports, temperate climates, and protects sea route to east

  • Muhammad Ali rule in Egypt

  • Ibrahim takes over Alis rule

  • Said rule

    1854 - 1863

  • Suez Canal company setup

    Ferdinand de Lesseps

  • Ismail rule

  • Disraeli buys £4 million in shares

    He does not consult Parliament

  • Ismail deposed by sultan

    Bad managing of economy and bad communiations with Anglo - French

  • Arabi pasha revolt

    End foreign influence on Egypt ( Turkey and Britain)

  • Mahadist uprising (1st)

    Munammed jihadist movement. By 1882, took over Khartoum s fully by 1885 Gladstone sends Gordon to retreat troops but is beheaded.

  • Alexandria riots

    Started with a Maltese and Egyptian man arguing, turned into something bigger, 50 dead, this concerned the 100,000 Europeans living in Egypt.Gladstone intervened and bombarded Alexandria. Wolsey used forces and beat pasha at the battle of tel kebir, a veiled protectorate and Caio under British control, tewfiq as a puppet ruler

  • Convention of London 1885

    Gave Egypt an international loan to manage finances, gave two more countries access to the caisse