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Sep 3, 1573
The biginning of the Colonization
Humphrey Gilbert clims New Foundland in the name of Elizabeth I (No settlers were letf behind and he died on the journey home) -
British East India Company is established
Granted by Elizabeth I. It was a traiding company, which traidet with India. -
The first real conquest
The Cromwillan counquest of Ireland. -
Slave trade
They were responible of 3.5 million african slaves to the Americans -
First permanent overseas settlement
It was by captain John Smith in Jamestown, Virginia -
First settlement of Australia
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Loss of 13 colonies
After the American war of Independence, Birtain lost 13 colonies in north America. It caused them to loose some of their oldest and most populous colonies. -
Colonization of India
With the help of Indian soldiers, who the British had trained, they overruled the Indians. The soldiers were treated badly and were soon used as slaves in other British colonies -
Counquest of South Africa
The biginning of the Boer war -
Ireland becomes a free state
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The empire at its highest
Britain held over 458 million people, over one fifth of the world population -
Japan occupies som of the British colonies
Durring the 2. World war some of the British colonies in South East Asia was occupied by Japan -
India becomes independet
It's the end of a 40 year campaign of the Indian National Congress -
The last acqusition of United Kingdom
They claimed a rock in the Atlantic ocean becauce the Soviet Union would use the island to spy on a British misil test -
Africa becomes independent
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The decolonization begins
from 1957 to 1997 Britain starts loosing their colonies -
The handover of Hong Kong
The last major oversees British Colonie territory was handet back
