https://padlet.com/kramer47/glw1rr4gcdvgltfr Read p. 150/151 and create a timeline of the British Empire. If you have time, add some pictures to make it more interesting. en-us 2021-03-17 07:06:14 UTC 2024-06-01 21:22:52 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/kramer47/glw1rr4gcdvgltfr/wish/1319612223 Because Britan didn't wanted to fall behind Spain and Portugal they claimed land in North Carolina and Newfoundland. But they had problems with the supply so the colonies weren't succesfull until the early 17th century. 1558 - 1603]]> 2021-03-17 08:57:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kramer47/glw1rr4gcdvgltfr/wish/1319612223 https://padlet.com/kramer47/glw1rr4gcdvgltfr/wish/1319631596 In the early 17th century when settelments were founded in North America and shortly after in the Caribbeans. These became a source of wealth because of slave trade and sugar plantations]]> 2021-03-17 09:04:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kramer47/glw1rr4gcdvgltfr/wish/1319631596 https://padlet.com/kramer47/glw1rr4gcdvgltfr/wish/1319636295
After the Biritsh Empire had started to disappear the States still kept in touch with an intergevernmental organisation called Commonwealth

]]> 2021-03-17 09:06:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kramer47/glw1rr4gcdvgltfr/wish/1319636295 https://padlet.com/kramer47/glw1rr4gcdvgltfr/wish/1319640013 Companies like the East India Tradin Company gained land in Asia and traded spices. So the Empire expanded.]]> 2021-03-17 09:07:38 UTC https://padlet.com/kramer47/glw1rr4gcdvgltfr/wish/1319640013 https://padlet.com/kramer47/glw1rr4gcdvgltfr/wish/1319644545 After the War of Independence the British Empire lost the colonies in North America, although Canada stayed a British settelment.]]> 2021-03-17 09:09:06 UTC https://padlet.com/kramer47/glw1rr4gcdvgltfr/wish/1319644545 https://padlet.com/kramer47/glw1rr4gcdvgltfr/wish/1319650306 1770 Austrailia was claimed by James Cook and used for prisoners. As the country developed it became lucrative for wool and gold. For a time Melbourne was the richest city in the world
1840 New Zealand was claimed.

Those countries later became independent and self-governing, but still recognized the Queen as Head of State]]> 2021-03-17 09:11:03 UTC https://padlet.com/kramer47/glw1rr4gcdvgltfr/wish/1319650306 https://padlet.com/kramer47/glw1rr4gcdvgltfr/wish/1319653194 the members of the Commonwealth began to copy the
style of parliamentary systems, systems of law and cicil service from the England.]]> 2021-03-17 09:12:03 UTC https://padlet.com/kramer47/glw1rr4gcdvgltfr/wish/1319653194 https://padlet.com/kramer47/glw1rr4gcdvgltfr/wish/1319661014 Queen Victoria was reigning around 26 million square kilometres and 400 million people were added to the British Empire.

1857 India was claimed and became "the jewel in the crown", because of the size and natural resources.

In Africa colonies were established in places like Nigeria, Kenya and so on

New Technologies like the steamship and the telegraph became essential for the administration.]]> 2021-03-17 09:14:26 UTC https://padlet.com/kramer47/glw1rr4gcdvgltfr/wish/1319661014 https://padlet.com/kramer47/glw1rr4gcdvgltfr/wish/1319671968 the Commonwealth games are the second biggest sportevent on earth and take place every 4 Years]]> 2021-03-17 09:18:18 UTC https://padlet.com/kramer47/glw1rr4gcdvgltfr/wish/1319671968 https://padlet.com/kramer47/glw1rr4gcdvgltfr/wish/1319677238 Two world wars resulted in Britains bankrupcy in 1945. A decision was made to give independence to any country, that wanted it.This population exchange lead to mass killings.

1997 the last major colony Hong Kong was given to China.

In 1947 India was given Indenpendence and the state of Pakistan was created. T]]> 2021-03-17 09:20:15 UTC https://padlet.com/kramer47/glw1rr4gcdvgltfr/wish/1319677238 https://padlet.com/kramer47/glw1rr4gcdvgltfr/wish/1319680147 Some of the goals from the NATO like fighting against the terrorism are getting shared and supported by the Commonwealth ]]> 2021-03-17 09:21:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kramer47/glw1rr4gcdvgltfr/wish/1319680147 https://padlet.com/kramer47/glw1rr4gcdvgltfr/wish/1319697188 the most citizens and politicians don`t want to become a chess figure of europe and tried to leave the EU until it happend for some business people is this a very bad thing ]]> 2021-03-17 09:26:40 UTC https://padlet.com/kramer47/glw1rr4gcdvgltfr/wish/1319697188 kramer47 https://padlet.com/kramer47/glw1rr4gcdvgltfr/wish/1346946511 He commissioned the first explorations across the Atlantic]]> 2021-03-24 09:11:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kramer47/glw1rr4gcdvgltfr/wish/1346946511 kramer47 https://padlet.com/kramer47/glw1rr4gcdvgltfr/wish/1346950052 Jamestown was founded: first American settlement

]]> 2021-03-24 09:12:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kramer47/glw1rr4gcdvgltfr/wish/1346950052 kramer47 https://padlet.com/kramer47/glw1rr4gcdvgltfr/wish/1346951800 Britain defeated Napoleon and became the European superpower]]> 2021-03-24 09:12:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kramer47/glw1rr4gcdvgltfr/wish/1346951800 kramer47 https://padlet.com/kramer47/glw1rr4gcdvgltfr/wish/1346953831 number of people added to the Empire due to colonization between 1815 and 1914; also the number of people with English as mother tongue]]> 2021-03-24 09:13:44 UTC https://padlet.com/kramer47/glw1rr4gcdvgltfr/wish/1346953831 kramer47 https://padlet.com/kramer47/glw1rr4gcdvgltfr/wish/1346958576 height of the British Empire: 25% of world population are part of the British Empire, British had gained territory with the Versailles Treaty]]> 2021-03-24 09:14:59 UTC https://padlet.com/kramer47/glw1rr4gcdvgltfr/wish/1346958576 kramer47 https://padlet.com/kramer47/glw1rr4gcdvgltfr/wish/1346964893 End of Empire: British handed it back to China ]]> 2021-03-24 09:17:08 UTC https://padlet.com/kramer47/glw1rr4gcdvgltfr/wish/1346964893