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Teaching resources: What were the ‘economic bonds of Empire’ between Britain and its colonies in the period 1857–1914?

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Teaching resources: What were the ‘economic bonds of Empire’ between Britain and its colonies in the period 1857–1914?

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Explore this resource by Head of History Emma McKenna that aims to foster a developed understanding of the impact of the British Empire in economic terms. It is designed to be taught as an eight-lesson enquiry to Year 12 students (primarily those studying AQA 1J specification), although it could be adapted for teaching at Key Stage 3.

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Target age range: Year 12 students of A-level history, AQA 1J specification

This resource is designed to be taught as an eight-lesson enquiry to Year 12 students (primarily those studying AQA 1J specification), although it could be adapted for teaching at Key Stage 3.

The resource aims to foster a developed understanding of the impact of the British Empire in economic terms. Students are introduced to up-to-date academic research and engage with historical sources throughout the enquiry, most of which were not created for our purpose. Consequently, students develop the ability to read sources 'against the grain'. This helps students to learn that history, and particularly this topic, is debated, contested, complex and current.

This enquiry was written by Emma McKenna TFHA CTHist, Head of History at The King's School, Grantham. Source material has kindly been made available by academics from LSE and by the British Library: Padlet: The British Empire and the economic impact on colonised people: sources from West Africa, East Africa and India, c. 1870-1925

Every effort has been made to trace all image copyright holders and permissions in these resources, although occasionally it has not been possible to identify them. Please contact Maheema Chanrai at maheema.chanrai@history.org.uk with any queries.

Image: Dooteriah Tea Estate, Darjeeling, 1870s, photograph by Robert Philips; Public Domain, held by the British Library

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What were the ‘economic bonds of Empire’ between Britain and its colonies in the period 1857–1914? / Teacher Fellowship programme: Teaching the economic history of colonialism in Africa and Asia / Historical Association

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Target age range: Year 12 students of A-level history, AQA 1J specification

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Held by SOAS. Shelfmark: PP MS 1/IBEA/1/49/1/109

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Gikuyu resistance, IBEAC correspondence, 1893

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Gikuyu resistance, IBEAC correspondence, 1893

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Location: British East Africa

Creator: IBEAC

Format: Official papers

Copyright: Mackinnon Macneill Trust

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A close-up of a document with blue writing and stains on the page. 

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Held by SOAS. Shelfmark: PP MS 1/IBEA/1/49/1/50

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Indian and African labour on the Jelori Road, IBEAC Correspondence, 1891

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Indian and African labour on the Jelori Road, IBEAC Correspondence, 1891

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Location: British East Africa

Creator: IBEAC

Format: Official papers

Copyright: Mackinnon Macneill Trust

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Location: Germany

Creator: Illustrirte Zeitung

Format: Cartoon

Copyright: World History Archive / Alamy Stock Photo

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A cartoon showing a group of men in a room sitting at a table, with large maps of Africa covering the wall behind them. 

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Held by British Library. Shelfmark: 010096.e.8

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Description of a palm oil factory, John Whitford, 1877

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Description of a palm oil factory, John Whitford, 1877

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Location: West Africa

Creator: John Whitford

Format: Printed book

Copyright: Public domain

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Film: Indentured labourers in the British Empire

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Film: Indentured labourers in the British Empire

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Maria del Pilar Kaladeen looks at sources from the India Office Records to discuss the system of indentured labour, which is part of her own family history.

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Indentured labourers in the British Empire | British Library

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Maria del Pilar Kaladeen looks at sources from the India Office Records to discuss the system of indentured labour which is part of her own family history.

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Held by British Library. Shelfmark: P.P.7611

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Location: London

Creator: Thomas J Lipton Co

Format: Advertisement / Image

Copyright: Public domain

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Woman wearing a scarf over her head and large, dropping earrings holds a cup of the with Lipton's tea written on the front. 

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Held by British Library. Shelfmark: IOR/P/9778

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'Escape From Deceivers', transcript of an anti-indenture pamphlet, 1915

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'Escape From Deceivers', transcript of an anti-indenture pamphlet, 1915

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Location: Muzaffarpur, India

Creator: India Office Narayan Press

Format: Pamphlet transcript / Official Report / Manuscript

Copyright: Public domain

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'Escape From Deceivers', transcript of an anti-indenture pamphlet, 1915

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Held by British Library. Shelfmark: IOR/L/PJ/6/547, File 1641

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Location: Mauritius

Creator: India Office

Format: Official Report / Manuscript

Copyright: Open government licence

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The British Empire and the economic impact on colonised people: source labels

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The British Empire and the economic impact on colonised people: source labels

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Learn more about this collection of sources from the British Library and other archives on the British Empire and the economic impact on colonised people.

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Held by British Library. Shelfmark: 10097.de.35.

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Handbook to British East Africa and Uganda by John Purvis Bremner, 1900

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Handbook to British East Africa and Uganda by John Purvis Bremner, 1900

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Location: East Africa

Creator: John Purvis Bremner

Format: Printed book

Copyright: Public domain

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Held by British Library. Shelfmark: 10097.de.35.

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Map of Uganda railway, Handbook to British East Africa and Uganda by John Purvis Bremner, 1900

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Map of Uganda railway, Handbook to British East Africa and Uganda by John Purvis Bremner, 1900

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Location: East Africa

Creator: John Purvis Bremner

Format: Printed book

Copyright: Public domain

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Map of the Uganda railway showing the Indian Ocean in the bottom right corner and the railway across the centre of the land. 

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Held by British Library. Shelfmark: NEWS2643

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'Free Grants of Land in East Africa', Shields Daily Gazette, 1903

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'Free Grants of Land in East Africa', Shields Daily Gazette, 1903

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Location: East Africa

Creator: Shields Daily Gazette

Format: Newspaper

Copyright: Public domain

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Held by Smithsonian Institute. Shelfmark: E428283-0

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Location: British East Africa

Creator: British government

Format: Object

Copyright: E428283, Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution

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A close-up of a piece of paper and a metal container with a chain attached to the side.

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Photograph of Lever Brothers Sunlight Soap Works, Merseyside, 1897

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Photograph of Lever Brothers Sunlight Soap Works, Merseyside, 1897

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Location: Merseyside, England

Creator: Henry Bedford Lemere

Format: Photograph

Copyright: Heritage Image Partnership Ltd / Alamy Stock Photo

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A large group of barrels outside a factory. 

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Held by British Museum. Shelfmark: Af, A46.20

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Photograph of palm oil trade and production, Niger Delta, c. late 1800s

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Photograph of palm oil trade and production, Niger Delta, c. late 1800s

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Location: Niger Delta, Nigeria

Creator: Jonathan Adagogo Green

Format: Photograph

Copyright: © Jonathan Adagogo Green / The Trustees of the British Museum, CC BY NC SA

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Two men cut a large tree trunk, which lays on the forest floor. In the background, one man stands on the tree trunk. 

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Held by British Museum. Shelfmark: Af, A46.65

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Photograph of palm oil trade and production, Niger Delta, c. late 1800s

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Photograph of palm oil trade and production, Niger Delta, c. late 1800s

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Location: Niger Delta, Nigeria

Creator: Jonathan Adagogo Green

Format: Photograph

Copyright: © Jonathan Adagogo Green / The Trustees of the British Museum, CC BY NC SA

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A group of people at an open-air market, some carrying pots of palm oil, and other pots are on the ground. 

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Held by British Museum. Shelfmark: Af, A46.60

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Photograph of palm oil trade and production, Niger Delta, c. late 1800s

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Photograph of palm oil trade and production, Niger Delta, c. late 1800s

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Location: Niger Delta, Nigeria

Creator: Jonathan Adagogo Green

Format: Photograph

Copyright: © Jonathan Adagogo Green / The Trustees of the British Museum, CC BY NC SA

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A group of people working in a factory. One man stands on top of a barrel on its side. 

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Photograph of Lever Brothers Sunlight Soap Works, Merseyside, 1897

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Photograph of Lever Brothers Sunlight Soap Works, Merseyside, 1897

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Location: Merseyside, England

Creator: Henry Bedford Lemere

Format: Photograph

Copyright: Heritage Image Partnership Ltd / Alamy Stock Photo

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A group of people in a market. Tables in rows have products like soap stocked on them. 

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Photograph of Indian labourers on Ugandan railway, 1899

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Photograph of Indian labourers on Ugandan railway, 1899

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Location: East Africa

Creator: Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo

Format: Photograph

Copyright: Sueddeutsche Zeitung Photo / Alamy Stock Photo

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A group of Indian labourers working on a railway track in Uganda. 

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Held by British Library. Shelfmark: Photo 637(15)

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Location: Darjeeling, British India

Creator: Robert Philips

Format: Photograph

Copyright: Public domain

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People working on sloped fields on a tea plantation. 