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East india company - India
Calcutta is the capital. Queen Elisabeth. Develop trade between Britain and India. English became the language for trade. Hobson-Jobson. The British were rulers, english. Binglish (Bengali) and Hinglish (Hindi) . -
The Triangle trade - caribbean
Trade like a triangle. Ships, with guns and manufactured goods. Britain to West Africa. Exchanged for African slaves. In the Caribbean, slaves were sold on actions. Sugar, tobacco, and cotton. Back to England. English arrived in the Caribbean with settlers in the 1620`s. Creole, simplified English. Sailors and ships to the Caribbean. Different Creole. Barbadoes and Jamaican. -
First Fleet - Australia
11 ships, 780 English people, to Port Jackson (now Sydney) Australia. Criminals "transported for life". Punishment. Not allowed to return to England. Settlers were not familiar with the climate, animals or plants. Starved to death. Poms or pommie. Early settlers in Australia, lose the British accent. Few variations of accent and words.