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?
