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The Great Trek was the emigration of the Dutch from the British. They were moving east and north-east. They wanted to excape the British taking over their land. This movement lasted for five years from 1835-1840
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The Treaty Of Nanjing was a treaty singed by the Chinese and British. It was a treaty of peace after the first Opium War.
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The British Raj was the area in India that the British controlled. They controlle the land till 1947. The Raj is also known as the Crown Rule In India.
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The Canal was built in 1869, and it connected the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Seas. Construction began in April 1859, and people worked with shovels and picks. In the later years of digging this canal, European workers came in with steam shovels.
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David Livingston was a christian missionary who was exploring Africa when a man named Henry Morton Stanley found him. His famous words are, " David Livingstone I presume?"
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The Boer Wars were a battle between the Boers (the descendants of the original Dutch settlers of southern Africa) and the British. The British was starting to take away the Boers lands, so the Boers started to revolt. Sadly for the Boers, these wars ended in British victory.
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This canal was built in Central America. It connects the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. It was built for American and British leaders who wanted an easy trade route for trade. It was now easier and cheaper for natons to trade.
