Exercise No: 2
Name: India (2)
No.5: Britain in India Question Type: Missing Part
Question The British gradually took over India by _______ to establish a measure of control over the country.
Answers Correct Answer allying with Indian Princes and defeating the French Incorrect Answer 1 destroying many towns and villages
Incorrect Answer 2 defeating all of the Indian Princes Incorrect Answer 3 making a deal with France
No.6: The battle of Plassey (2) Question Type: Ranking
Question Place the following events of Siraj's attack on the British in chronological order Answers Correct Order D - E - B - A - C
Statement A Siraj was defeated in the Battle of Plassey. Statement B Clive retook Calcutta.
Statement C Siraj was assassinated. Statement D Siraj's grandfather died.
Statement E Fort William was taken over by Siraj.
No.7: India in the 19th century Question Type: Statement Choice Question What was the main cause of the Indian mutiny?
Answers Correct Answer Disagreements over religion. Incorrect Answer 1 Disagreements over taxes. Incorrect Answer 2 Disagreements over laws. Incorrect Answer 3 Disagreements over the queen.
No.8: Empress of India Act Question Type: Statement Choice
Question In which year did Victoria become Empress of India? Answers Correct Answer 1877
Incorrect Answer 1 1857 Incorrect Answer 2 1843 Incorrect Answer 3 1819
KS3 History 14: The British Empire how was it that, by 1900, Britain controlled
nearly a quarter of the world?
Exercise No: 3
Name: Australia and the Americas
No.9: Australia Question Type: Multiple Choice
Question What were TWO of the reasons for Britain's colonisation of Australia? Answers Correct Answer It was somewhere to send criminals to.
Correct Answer It was used as a base for British ships in the Pacific.
Incorrect Answer 1 It was a huge mass of land. Incorrect Answer 2 Australians spoke English.
Incorrect Answer 3 Britain knew exactly what they were going to find there.
No.10: Captain Cook Question Type: Ranking
Question Place Cook's discoveries in the order that they were discovered. Answers Correct Order D - B - A - E - C
Statement A Fiji Statement B Australia Statement C Hawaii Statement D New Zealand Statement E Tonga
No.11: North America and the West Indies Question Type: Multiple Choice Question Why did Britain expand its empire into the USA? There are TWO correct answers.
Answers Correct Answer To allow Puritans to practice their religion freely.
Correct Answer Because of the availablility of furs, timber and other goods.
Incorrect Answer 1 To become bigger.
Incorrect Answer 2 To send its surplus population. Incorrect Answer 3 To annoy France.
No.12: The American Revolution Question Type: Statement Choice Question What was the main reason for the American rebellion against the British?
Answers Correct Answer The British were taxing the colonies too heavily. Incorrect Answer 1 They wanted to prove their strength.
Incorrect Answer 2 They hated tea.
KS3 History 14: The British Empire how was it that, by 1900, Britain controlled
nearly a quarter of the world?
Exercise No: 4
Name: Africa (2)
No.13: Scramble for Africa Question Type: Multiple Choice
Question Choose TWO correct reasons why Britain wanted to gain African colonies. Answers Correct Answer Some African governments were too unstable.
Correct Answer To protect trade routes to India.
Incorrect Answer 1 To give resources to the Africans. Incorrect Answer 2 To travel across the continent. Incorrect Answer 3 To free the natives.
No.14: David Livingstone Question Type: Statement Choice
Question What was David Livingstone's job when he was discovering many new regions of Africa? Answers Correct Answer A missionary.
Incorrect Answer 1 An explorer. Incorrect Answer 2 A gold-hunter. Incorrect Answer 3 A geographer.
No.15: Mary Kingsley Question Type: Multiple Choice
Question In what ways did Mary Kingsley help to expand the British empire? Answers Correct Answer She discovered several unknown species.
Correct Answer She was the first westerner to survey parts of Sierra Leone.
Incorrect Answer 1 She hated the country and people.
Incorrect Answer 2 She worked for Britain to take over all of the continent. Incorrect Answer 3 She wanted all Africans to be slaves.
No.16: Cecil Rhodes Question Type: Missing Part
Question In order to expand the British Empire across Africa, _______ and was so successful he had a country, Rhodesia, named after him.
Answers Correct Answer Rhodes used ruthless force to put down the natives Incorrect Answer 1 Rhodes negotiated generously
Incorrect Answer 2 Rhodes used peaceful methods Incorrect Answer 3 Rhodes built motorways
KS3 History 14: The British Empire how was it that, by 1900, Britain
controlled nearly a quarter of the world?
Peer Assessment Question and Expert Answer
Question How and why did Britain gain and expand its empire in the period up to 1900- via trade, exploration, war and missionaries?
Expert Teacher Answer
By 1900 Britain's empire contained about 400 million people- almost 25% of the world. The empire had small beginnings under the Tudors but expanded rapidly in the 18th and 19th centuries. Britain's merchants had grown in wealth throughout this period and were constantly looking for new markets abroad. Their production had increased thanks to the Industrial Revolution and trade flourished with other countries. Politically it made sense to control those markets and exploit the raw materials that each country had at their disposal. Other European countries were also looking for colonies - and Britain did not want to get left behind. The jewel in Britain's colonial empire was India - with its vast population and many natural resources. Initially, British control expanded through the East India Company who made trading alliances with local Princes and often helped them in their local disputes with other rulers. The company gained the right to tax Indians- and gradually took over more and more areas. There were rebellions against their rule - such as that of Siraj in 1756 and a larger uprising in 1857 - but British wealth and ties with important Indian princes ensured that India stayed within the empire. The government saw that it was in the national interest to govern India properly and took over from the East India Company after the 1857 mutiny. The importance of India was cemented by the opening of the Suez Canal - which offered a faster way to transport goods between the 2 countries and the importance of the link was confirmed when Queen Victoria was made Empress of India in 1877. Individual explorers also helped to expand the empire in their quest for knowledge and resources. Australia became another vital colony when the east coast was claimed by Cook in 1770. He continued to chart the Pacific Islands discovering many new lands there. However - Australia became very important as a colony for its resources and it was also used as a place where Britain could send its convicts to. Eventually many other people emigrated there and expanded
westwards. America remained part of the empire until 1776- when it fought a war to free itself from British rule. Britain had colonised America for its resources and to allow religious minority groups to escape persecution at home. America grew up as 13 states paying tax to the Crown and fighting with the British against the French. However when the British finally defeated the French in the late 18th century, many Americans began to question whether they should now govern themselves. They complained about taxes being too high- and declared independence from Britain. Britain fought hard to retain America - but eventually had to give in. However it can be seen that the Empire was worth fighting over. Britain still retained control over Canada though. In the 19th century - Africa became a focus for the European powers. Resources were plentiful in some areas- and to many British people the Africans were uncivilised and ripe for colonisation. In fact religious missionaries like Livingstone discovered many new regions, whilst politicans and businessmen like Cecil Rhodes were quick to establish business links in the new areas. Britain quickly gathered many African colonies - although they upset many people in doing so.