A-LEVEL EDEXCEL History flashcards on Option 35.1: Britain: Losing & Gaining an Empire, 1763-1914
ASPECT IN BREADTH:
• The Changing Nature & Extent of Trade
• The Changing Nature of the Royal Navy
ASPECT IN DEPTH:
• The Loss of the American Colonies, c1770-83
• The Birth of British Australia, c1788-1829
• Learning from Past Mistakes: Canada & the Durham Report, c1837-40
• Nearly Losing an Empire: The British in India, c1829-58
• The Nile Valley, c1882-98
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| Front | Who had Britain succesfully got to recognise their influence in the Nile? |
| Back | Germany, Belgium and Italy |
| Front | When was there an opportunity for Britain to acquire influence in the Suez Canal? |
| Back | When the heavily indebted Khedive of Egypt was forced to sell his shares to meet the demands of his creditors |
| Front | Why did Captain Stirling establish the Swan River Company? [2] |
| Back | • To back a different kind of settlement to the penal colonies in Eastern Australia• Company sent 10,000 free settlers in return for a large land grant |