areas of Africa beyond its coastlines were often referred to as the African interior

abolitionism refers to the movement which supported abolishing slavery and the slave trade

missionaries are people who travel to foreign countries to spread Christianity

colonisation is the process of taking over and ruling new areas as colonies

The British Empire and the Scramble for Africa

History

Social Darwinism and race in the British Empire

The British Empire in India

The British Empire in Jamaica

Gunboat diplomacy and the British Empire in East Asia

Transformation in the British Empire

In this unit, pupils studied the changes within the British Empire during its height. In 'Interpreting the British Empire: how has it been commemorated and contested?' pupils shift focus to how the Empire is interpreted today, looking at different perspectives on how it has been commemorated and contested.

In 'The Industrial Revolution: did industrialisation revolutionise people's lives?' pupils examined how industrialisation transformed lives, the empire and its global influence. In this unit, pupils look at the transformation of the British Empire during the height of the industrial period.

In this unit, pupils learn about how the British Empire changed in the mid-nineteenth century. They examine the British Empire in India, Jamaica, East Asia, and Africa and evaluate the extent to which it was transformed during this period.

The British Empire: how far was it transformed in the mid-nineteenth century?

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction of war, threats of war, death or the aftermath of war.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

movement which supported abolishing slavery and the slave trade

people who travel to foreign countries to spread Christianity

process of taking over and ruling new areas as colonies

Match the terms to their correct definitions.

Which of the following was a British colony before 1850?

Write the missing word. During the first half of the 19th century, British rule in Africa was mainly restricted to {{}} areas.

Write the missing word. Britain gained colonies such as Egypt and Nigeria during the {{}} for Africa.

Britain needed more colonies to trade in Africa.

Britain did not need colonies to trade in Africa.

Britain needed fewer colonies to help it trade in Africa.

What did Lord Palmerston, British Foreign Secretary and Prime Minister, say about colonisation in Africa?

Britain wanted palm oil from West Africa for its industry.

David Livingstone worked as a missionary in the African interior.

France began exploring Sudan in the late 19th century.

Which example best demonstrates the role of European rivalry in motivating British colonisation in Africa?

Write the missing word. {{}} diplomacy involves the use or threat of force against other countries to achieve foreign policy aims.

What colony in East Asia did Britain gain official control over in 1842?

How was British trade with the Qing Empire affected in the years after the Opium Wars?

Write the missing word. {{}} empire involved a country gaining significant influence over another but not actually ruling that other country.

Britain's formal empire expanded significantly as a result of the Opium Wars.

Britain's formal empire expanded slightly as a result of the Opium Wars.

Britain's formal empire shrank slightly as a result of the Opium Wars.

Britain's formal empire shrank significantly as a result of the Opium Wars.

Britain trades opium illegally in Britain.

Qing officials confiscate and destroy opium being traded in China.

British rule over Hong Kong extended to the Kowloon Peninsula.

Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into chronological order.

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