Paragraph 5.6 - The British Empire and the French Revolution - 2021

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Paragraph 5.6 - The British Empire and the French Revolution

Goals 

• You can explain how the British Empire grew
• You can tell for what kind of reasons the British had certain parts of their empire
• You can tell what the effects were of the French Revolution in Great Britain
• You can place immigration in an historical context by using an historical example
• You can explain why, in the middle of London, there is large column with one armed man at the top 

Britannia rules the waves!

Read 'A global empire' and 'Colonies lost, colonies found' (TB 131-2)

Make short notes on paper

In the 18th century Britain was known for...

1. Its obession with tea
2. Its strong army
3. Its strong fleet
4. Its support of the French Revolution

The global empire the British established in 18th century came about with violent take-overs

1. True
2. False

False

Unlike what you might think, the settlements the British established in the 18th century were mainly trading posts. Only after the 18th century did the British state interfere in local government (e.g. in India). 

However, in the American colonies, though the establishment of the settlements was peaceful, there were violent conflicts with the native Americans.

At the peak of its power, Britain had colonised ...

1. half of the world
2. a quarter of the world
3. three quarters of the world
4. WORLD DOMINATION!!!

Great Britain did not suffer much from losing the American colonies in the War of Independence

1. True
2. False

The War of Independence affected both...

1. British citizens and traders
2. British citizens and bankers
3. British traders and bankers
4. British traders and the Crown

Note

Technically all the previous mentioned suffered. The citizens had to pay more taxes, traders with the colonies needed to find new markets, bankers lost investments and the Crown lost a complete colonie despite the millions of pounds it had invested in a war to keep it and its tax income from the colonies (thus the higher taxes in Britain)

Thus the focus went from the American colonies to...

1. Africa and India
2. Africa, the Far East and Australia

English prisoners sent to Australia in exile were treated the same way as slaves. Give two similarities you can see in this picture.

Do you think exile is a less bad punishment than being sent to prison for many years? Be ready to explain your answer. Write your explanation down in your WB p.176

Yes, because...

No, because...

Britain was considered the most liberal European kingdom of Europe. Why do I explicity state 'kingdom'?

1. Because Britain was kingdom
2. Because there were other more liberal states in Europe
3. Because there were more liberal non-European states

Because Britain was very liberal, it was very positive about the French Revolution

1. True
2. False

After which period in the French Revolution
do you think the British changed
their positive view on the French Revolution
to a more negative view?

The maker of this source is on this side

What do you think is the maker

of the source trying to say with the picture? 

What did the Jacobines thought of the changed attitude of the English?

1. Perfidious Albion!
2. Deceitful England!
3. Untrustworthy British!
4. Faithless English!

Throughout history we have
seen immigration. Name at least
three reasons for immigration

Immigration in the 18th century

Read 'Great Britain and the French Revolution' and 'Immrgrants from France (TB 132)

How did Great Britain react at first to the French immigrants?

1. Gave them money
2. Provide a safe and secure place to live
3. Start an information campagne for the British population
4. A place to stay in Great-Britain and financial means to start

There was some fear that the immigrants would disrupt the political order. How did the British government deal with this?

1. introducing register system for the immigrants when entering Great Britain.
2. introducing a selection procedure, so only those who could contribute the British economy were welcomed
3. introducing an quota; only a certain of men, women and children could enter Great Britain per month

Horatio Nelson

Read 'Britannia rules the waves' (TB 133)

The British Navy won because of the tactics of Horatio Nelson.

1. True
2. False

The British won the Battle of Trafalgar because they had more ships.

1. True
2. False

Horatio Nelson used to say Britannia rules the waves.

1. True
2. False

The Battle of Trafalgar was a result of Napoleon’s thirst for power.

1. True
2. False

Because of the Battle of Trafalgar, Great Britain could expand their empire.

1. True
2. False

Give a tip and top on the lesson and mark the lesson

Make a timeline of the French Revolution to practice 

and connect all key words associated with the dates 

Explain it to our assistants