BRITISH TRADE & EMPIRE

1750-1900

Learning objectives: To investigate what was the British Empire.

Learning outcome: will be able to infer the growth and extent of British Empire
through source interpretation.
Starter:
List two things that you know about today’s topic.
TASK 1. a. Key terms: Crack the code and write the meaning of the terms.
Key Terms:

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Code breaker:
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 Self Assessment:

Empire- An empire is defined as a political unit or territory or large geographic area under a unified or supreme
authority, often an emperor or empress.

Imperialism- Imperialism is the state policy, practice, or advocacy of extending power and dominion, especially
by direct territorial acquisition or by gaining political and economic control of other territories and peoples.

Colonies – an area of land ruled by another country

Class Discussion: Observe both the
maps to answer the following:
1. Which areas were part of the British Empire
in 1725 and why?
2. Which area is no longer under British
Empire and why?
3. Which new areas became part of British
Empire by 1815 and why were they
important?
Task 1b: Examine the source given below and answer the questions listed below:

1. Write four FACTS about the Empire.

2. When was Queen Victoria coronated?
3. Why was the British Empire described as ‘the
Empire on which the sun never sets’?
4. Why is there a clock in the center of the
plate?
5. The lady with a lion is Britannia surrounded by
her subjects from all over her empire after
crushing a Zulu rebellion in Africa. Who is
Britannia? How do we know it?
Plenary: Write two new things that you learnt about the growth and extent of
the British Empire.