- What was the largest and most powerful empire in history, ruling over a quarter of the world’s land and population at its height?
- British
- What British monarch is often associated with the expansion of the British Empire during the 19th century?
- Victoria
- What was the term for the practice of one country extending its power and influence over other regions or countries through colonization or military force?
- Imperialism
- What were the self-governing British colonies, such as Canada and Australia, referred to within the British Empire?
- Dominions
- What was the name of the company that played a significant role in British expansion in India and Southeast Asia during the 17th and 18th centuries?
- East India Company
- What region in Africa was often called the “Jewel in the Crown” of the British Empire due to its valuable resources?
- India
- What British explorer is known for his voyages to the South Pacific and the exploration of New Zealand and eastern Australia?
- Cook
- What was the period in British history marked by the expansion of the empire, especially in Africa and Asia, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
- Victorian Era
- What was the term for the economic system that allowed the British Empire to exploit the resources of its colonies for the benefit of the mother country?
- Mercantilism
- What agreement, signed in 1842, ceded Hong Kong to the British Empire after the First Opium War?
- Treaty of Nanking
- What was the name of the process by which the British government established direct control over India in the mid-19th century?
- Raj
- What British general and explorer is known for his role in the colonization of Africa and the founding of Rhodesia?
- Rhodes
- What term refers to the system of government where a colony or territory is directly governed by a foreign power, such as the British Empire?
- Colonialism
- What was the policy of granting limited self-governance to British colonies, allowing them to manage their own internal affairs?
- Self-government
- What was the name of the war fought between the British Empire and China over the opium trade in the mid-19th century?
- Opium War
- What British colony in North America declared its independence in 1776, leading to the American Revolutionary War?
- America
- What famous canal, opened in 1869, facilitated British trade and communication with its colonies in Asia and Africa?
- Suez Canal
- What British explorer is known for his expeditions to the African interior, including the search for the source of the Nile River?
- Livingstone
- What was the term for British colonists who settled in Australia during the 19th century?
- Convicts
- What British queen presided over the expansion of the British Empire to its zenith during the 19th century?
- Victoria
- What was the name of the system that allowed the British Empire to import goods from its colonies without trade restrictions?
- Imperial Preference
- What British colony in Africa was formerly known as the “Cape Colony” and played a pivotal role in the empire’s expansion in the southern part of the continent?
- South Africa
- What was the term for the policy that sought to assimilate indigenous peoples into British culture and institutions within the empire?
- Assimilation
- What was the name of the British ship that carried many convicts to Australia in the 18th and 19th centuries?
- First Fleet
- What British monarch is known for granting charters to companies like the Hudson’s Bay Company, allowing them to establish colonies in North America?
- Charles II
- What region in Canada was known for its fur trade, attracting British and French colonists in the 17th century?
- Hudson Bay
- What was the term for the set of laws that governed the British colonies in North America and defined their relationship with the mother country?
- Navigation Acts
- What British naval officer and explorer is credited with the discovery of Australia in the 18th century?
- Cook
- What was the British Empire’s largest and most populous colony, often referred to as the “jewel in the crown” of the empire?
- India
- What was the term for the economic system that allowed the British Empire to exploit the resources of its colonies for the benefit of the mother country?
- Mercantilism
- What agreement, signed in 1842, ceded Hong Kong to the British Empire after the First Opium War?
- Treaty of Nanking
- What was the name of the process by which the British government established direct control over India in the mid-19th century?
- Raj
- What British general and explorer is known for his role in the colonization of Africa and the founding of Rhodesia?
- Rhodes
- What term refers to the system of government where a colony or territory is directly governed by a foreign power, such as the British Empire?
- Colonialism
- What was the policy of granting limited self-governance to British colonies, allowing them to manage their own internal affairs?
- Self-government
- What was the name of the war fought between the British Empire and China over the opium trade in the mid-19th century?
- Opium War
- What British colony in North America declared its independence in 1776, leading to the American Revolutionary War?
- America
- What famous canal, opened in 1869, facilitated British trade and communication with its colonies in Asia and Africa?
- Suez Canal
- What British explorer is known for his expeditions to the African interior, including the search for the source of the Nile River?
- Livingstone
- What was the term for British colonists who settled in Australia during the 19th century?
- Convicts
- What British queen presided over the expansion of the British Empire to its zenith during the 19th century?
- Victoria
- What was the name of the system that allowed the British Empire to import goods from its colonies without trade restrictions?
- Imperial Preference
- What British colony in Africa was formerly known as the “Cape Colony” and played a pivotal role in the empire’s expansion in the southern part of the continent?
- South Africa
- What was the term for the policy that sought to assimilate indigenous peoples into British culture and institutions within the empire?
- Assimilation
- What was the name of the British ship that carried many convicts to Australia in the 18th and 19th centuries?
- First Fleet
- What British monarch is known for granting charters to companies like the Hudson’s Bay Company, allowing them to establish colonies in North America?
- Charles II
- What region in Canada was known for its fur trade, attracting British and French colonists in the 17th century?
- Hudson Bay
- What was the term for the set of laws that governed the British colonies in North America and defined their relationship with the mother country?
- Navigation Acts
- What British naval officer and explorer is credited with the discovery of Australia in the 18th century?
- Cook
- What was the British Empire’s largest and most populous colony, often referred to as the “jewel in the crown” of the empire?
- India
