THE BRITISH EMPIRE
NOEMÍ:
Hello we are Ionut, Juanma and Noemí, and we explain The British
Empire and the Commonwealth.
This is the table of content. Ionut it’s going to explain “The British Empire begins”, I’m going to explain the “curiosities”, then Juanma explains “The empire expansion and The commonwealth” and finally I will tell you our conclusion.
IONUT:
This is the table of content. Ionut it’s going to explain “The British Empire begins”, I’m going to explain the “curiosities”, then Juanma explains “The empire expansion and The commonwealth” and finally I will tell you our conclusion.
IONUT:
The British
Empire Begins
The
empire began to expand into new territories around XII the century but it was
in the XIX the century when it was in its maximum splendour.
After
this time it expanded the maritime routes to find new markets around the world.
In
this time appears the Royal Navy of great importance to the maritime power of
England.
It
was after that when started the colonization of most territories of the world
and it started with Newfoundland (America) and it continuous with Terranova and
Virginia. In 1607 England consolidated Jamestown in America and in 1704
achieved Gibraltar from Spain. Over time they consolidate the thirteen American
colonies as well as the formation of he colony of Canada.
The
conquest continued on Africa, Asia and Oceania.
With
the Queen Victoria’s reign, India was conquered. India was a strategically
point to the maritime routes and the importation of new products (like tea and
spices).
Economy:
the Empire used the liberal capitalist system, defended the free movement of
capital and opposed to protectionism.
Politics:
the British empire was a constitutional monarchy where the king shared power
with parliament. The parliament consists of the House of Lords (the nobility)
and the House of Commons (formed by the other social classes).
Society:
it was divided between the nobility and upper classes, the middle classes and
the lower class (proletariat and peasantry).
NOEMI:
Curiosities:
-Circulation to the left: In the U.S.A drive on the left as the knights in this time had the shield on the right to defended in the wars.
-The English Language: Because of the British Empire the English is actually, after Chinese, the most important language in the world.
-Circulation to the left: In the U.S.A drive on the left as the knights in this time had the shield on the right to defended in the wars.
-The English Language: Because of the British Empire the English is actually, after Chinese, the most important language in the world.
JUANMA:
The Empire expansion:
The Empire expansion:
This map behind me represents the countries that formed part of
the British Empire at 1900, before the 1st World War.
As you can see the countries painted in res are which ones that
were conquered by the British.
The expansion of the empire started at 1593 with the colonization of
Newfoundland, a new area from the east coast of America.
After this moment, England decided to take over everywhere out.
The British started by the colonization of Canada, the Caribbean
and the 13 colonies (which became independent later)
They also conquered a big part of Africa (starting by South-Africa),
Asia (of a big importance for the
commerce) and most of the islands of Oceania ( which the largest was Australia)
that began an strategic point for the maritime routes.
NOEMÍ:
Conclusion:
To
conclude we can say that the British Empire became the most powerful in the
world and conquered lots of territories in all the continents. Today we can see
the trace of the empire and how some things haven’t changed like the
commonwealth or the importance of the English as a lingua franca.
