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1497
British Empire Domination
John Cabot crossed the Atlantic from England, so other explored continued to look for new lands during the following century -
Defeat of Spanish Armada
This event gave Britain confidence to developed her own influence -
Dominance of other islands
Caribbean Islands like Bermuda, The Bahamas and Barbados were also taken by Britain during the 1600s -
English Settlers in Virginia
They founded Virginia the first of thirteen permanent colonies along the east coast of North America -
Bengal and the East India Company
Bengal, in the north of India, came under the control of the East India Company -
End of the Seven years War
In that war Britain and France were in opposite sides. Finally won Britain and France had to give them most of their land in North America -
Dominanced of Australia
Even losing the American Colonies i 1776 couldn´t stop Britain´s power. James Cook found the new colonie of Australia during explorations -
Britain took the Cape of Good Hope
The Cape in Africa was taken from the Dutch by the British. AND IN THE 19 CENTURY David Livingstone, Henry Morton and others helped to open the way north into the centre of the continent -
Nwe Zealand
The colonist arrived at New Zealand -
Britain took India
The British Government finally took over officially this part of India and The Company -
Britain ruled a great part of the world
By the early part of the 20 century Britain ruled over a quarter of the world and had the largest empire in history