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1497
Cabot
After Cabot had crossed the Atlantic. other continue to look for new lands -
Influence in different countries
The defeat of the Spanish Armada gave Britain the chance and confident to develop her own influence in different countries -
Asia
British influence in Asia -
Carribean Islands
Bermuda, the Bahamas and Barbados were taken by Britain.
Fight between Britain-France, France had to give Britain most of her land in North America -
Coast
Companu concentrated on India and had important trading stations around the coast -
"Rule,Britannia!Britannia,rule the waves"
The song was first perfomed -
India
Bengal in the Northeast of India, come under the control of the East India company -
American Colonies
Even losing the American coloniesthey could not stopBritains' power growing around the world -
New colony of Australia
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The Cape was taken from the dutch by the British
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New Zeland
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Britain ruled over a quarter of the world and the largest empired in history