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1497
1497
After John Cabot had cossed the Atlantic from England other explorers continued to look for new lands. -
1588
The defeat of the Spain Armada at the time of Elisabeth I develop her own influence in different countries. -
1600
The East India Company was formed to develop trade in Southeast Asia and India.
Caribbean islands were taken by Britain during 1600's. -
1607
English seatters founded Virginia -
1623
Rivalry with the Dutch had led to the massacre of British merchants on the Spiece Isands -
1757
Bengal, in the northeast of India, came under the control of the East India Company -
1763
Fighting between Britain and France also broke out regularly in what is now Canada, and this continued until the end of the Seven Years' War in Europe. -
1776
American colonies decided to fight for their independence -
1788
Exploration of the Pacific region by sailors led to the huge new colony of Australia -
1806
The Cape was taken from the Dutch by the British -
1858
The British government finally took over offiialy