History Activity: The British Colonial Empire

History activity, aimed at students in the ninth year of elementary school, with questions developed about the British Colonial Empire.

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SCHOOL: DATE:

PROF: CLASS:

NAME:

The British Colonial Empire

1) Until the mid-nineteenth century, the English had colonies in Asia, America and Australia, in addition to the Cape Colony, in southern Africa, and a few trading posts on the continent. From these bases:
a) controlled the rest of the countries
b) increased their control over the colonies
c) expanded their influence at the start of the new colonial expansion
d) the government organized attacks on other territories

2) The milestone of British expansion in Africa, during the imperialist phase, was the acquisition, in 1875, of shares in the Suez Canal Company and the realization of:
a) loans to the viceroy of Egypt
b) imperialist campaigns
c) loans for social projects
d) wars

3) The British also conquered Egyptian Sudan, Rhodesia, Nigeria and parts of East Africa. In South Africa, they waged a war against the Boers, descendants of settlers:
a) Portuguese
b) Dutch
c) Italians
d) Asians

4) Until the middle of the 19th century, British missionaries and explorers occasionally traveled to Africa, mainly to:
a) establish your influences
b) collaborate with social and environmental projects
c) establish a protectorate
d) do research and new discoveries

5) In Australia and New Zealand, the British presence came from the 17th century, but was consolidated in the middle of the 19th. In Asia, the British took over India and Burma. The Indian colony was the most important possession, as it represented:
a) its power over other countries
b) a fundamental consumer market
c) the expansion of national power
d) the guarantee of the British presence

6) The British, interested in the Indian market, introduced their fabrics at low prices and drove local producers out of business. Later, they banned the production of tissue in their colony. The Indians who were self-sufficient in this field were converted into:
a) cotton importers
b) raw material exporters
c) workers
d) traders from other sectors

Per Camila Farias.

At answers are in the link above the header.

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