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After John Cabot had cossed the Atlantic from England other explorers continued to look for new lands.
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The defeat of the Spain Armada at the time of Elisabeth I develop her own influence in different countries.
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The East India Company was formed to develop trade in Southeast Asia and India.
Caribbean islands were taken by Britain during 1600's. -
English seatters founded Virginia
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Rivalry with the Dutch had led to the massacre of British merchants on the Spiece Isands
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Bengal, in the northeast of India, came under the control of the East India Company
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Fighting between Britain and France also broke out regularly in what is now Canada, and this continued until the end of the Seven Years' War in Europe.
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American colonies decided to fight for their independence
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Exploration of the Pacific region by sailors led to the huge new colony of Australia
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The Cape was taken from the Dutch by the British
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The British government finally took over offiialy