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John cabot was the first person who crossed the Atlantic Ocean from England in 1497. Later, other explorers continued this task.
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This event gave to Britain the chance and the confidence to develop their own influence in different continents.
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In 1600, the East India company was formed to develop trade in Southeast Asia and India.
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English settlers founded Virginia en 1607 who was the first of thirteen permanent colonies along the East coast of North America.
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This war gives some advantage to the British and Bengal, in the northeast of India, came under the control of the East India Company in 1757, and then other areas followed.
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Britain Lose this American Colonies but this doesn't stop the Britain's increasing power around the world,
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Australia become an Britain colony by the discovery made by Capt. James Cook.
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The Cape of good Hope was taken from the Dutch by the British, and then later in the 19th century
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New Zealand become a colony of British.
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in the early part of the 20th century, Britain ruled over a quarter of the world and have the largest empire on history.