Britain got cheap raw materials from
the colonies then sold the finished
products bak to the colonies for a profit
Trade with other
countries grew
Merchants and factory owners made
more money and expanded their
businesses, therefore providing more jobs
How did Empire
benefit the colonies?
Some historians
believe Britain
helped the colonies
remain poor
Others argue that Britain
developed the countries
and helped keep peace
and order in them
Exports
WOOL from NEW ZEALAND
WHEAT from CANADA
TEA from SRI LANKA
SPICES from INDIA
COCOA from BRITISH GUINEA
How did India become
part of the Empire?
East India Company
(EIC) established in 1600
Merchants involved
wanted a share in the spice
trade in the East Indies
However the
Dutch already
controlled most
of this, so the
EIC turned their
attention to India
Eventually the government took charge of the EIC
This only happened after they had secured
a large amount of power for Britain in India
From 1858 onwards,
India was ruled
directly by the crown
through a VICEROY
India gained
independence in
1947
The black hole of Calcutta
According to some
historians around 60-130
British people were put into
a 6m by 8m cell for the night
They were put in their
by Indian soldiers
They were put in their
without water and no
windows-except for a small
one which was obstructed
Only one quarter walked
out alive the next morning
The others had died
due to suffocation
The survivors had to pile
up the corpses in the night
The event may not have
happened but the cell does exist
A force for good
Britain brought British infrastructure
and science/technological innovation
to under-developed countries
The Indian Mutiny
What lead to the rebellion?
British Generals were
trying to convert the Indian
sepoys to Christianity-they
rejected the attempts
The bullets for the new Enfield rifles needed grease to
be shot. The British generals supplied them with pig fat
bu the Indian sepoys's holy animals are pigs
The Cawnpore massacre
Happened on the 5th June 1857
Indians gave women and children the chance
to sail down the river and flee to England
But the Indians attacked
Soldiers tried to protect them but were outnumbered
Rebels attacked with rifles,
clubs, knives and burnt children
Over 250 women, soldiers and children died
Another 100 were
taken prisoners
and later hacked
to death