The first colonies...

1963

1947

1840

1806

1800

1788

1783

1776

1769

1763

17631963

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The first colonies...

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1800

A lot of Europeans arrived in search of gold in the middle of 1800.

In search of gold:

1783

In the War of Indipendence, England lost the 13 American colonies, so britains started to explore the world.

British explorations:

1947

After World War II, India, the most important English colony (colonized in 1600) became indipendent. A very important peaceful person was Gandhi, that used non-violence to stop British rule in India, until his assassination in 1948.

Gandhi and India:

1963

In 1963, after India, all the British colonies in Africa became indipendent, so England lost them.

Africa's Indipendence:

1769

A British explorer, Captain James Cook, landed in New Zealand, where were living Native Maori people.

Captain James Cook:

1763

Britain took a lot of Canada's territories after 7 years of war.

Canada's territories:

1840

In 1840, Maori chiefs signed the Treaty of Waitangi. Now, Waitangi Day is a New Zealand national holiday.

Treaty of Waitangi:

1776

On the 4th of July 1776 the colonies declared indipendence from Britain, in this century people started to move on the West of the land.

4th of July 1776:

1806

England started to colonise Africa because it was free. In 1806 they estabilished Cape Colony (today, Cape Colony is South Africa).

Cape Colony:

1788

Another British Capitain, Arthur Philip, landed in Australia, where were living about 315.000 native Aboriginal people. In 1920, in Australia, were living about 60.000 Aboriginal.

Aboriginal people: