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The first colonies...
pages 28, 29, 34, 35
1763 1963
1763
1769
1776
1783
1788
1800
1806
1840
1947
1963
Treaty of Waitangi
In 1840, Maori chiefs signed the Treaty of Waitangi. Now, Waitangi Day is a New Zealand national holiday.
1840
In search of gold
A lot of Europeans arrived in search of gold in the middle of 1800.
1800
Cape Colony
England started to colonise Africa because it was free. In 1806 they estabilished Cape Colony (today, Cape Colony is South Africa).
1806
Canada's territories
Britain took a lot of Canada's territories after 7 years of war.
1763
Captain James Cook
A British explorer, Captain James Cook, landed in New Zealand, where were living Native Maori people.
1769
British explorations
In the War of Indipendence, England lost the 13 American colonies, so britains started to explore the world.
1783
Gandhi and India
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.
1947
Aboriginal people
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
1788
4th of July 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.
1776
Africa's Indipendence
In 1963, after India, all the British colonies in Africa became indipendent, so England lost them.