cheat sheet Flashcards
When was the victory over France in the seven year war which gave Britain Canada?
1763
When did the American independence war begin?
1775
When was the slave trade abolished?
1807
When were the corn laws passed?
1815
When was Singapore founded?
1819
When was the first opium war victory?
1842
When were the navigation act abolished?
1849
When were the Suez Canal shares bought?
1875
When did Britain occupy Egypt?
1882
When did Britain declare Zanzibar a protectorate?
1890
When did Captain cook explore the South Pacific?
1768 - 71
When did France, Spain and the Netherlands enter the war on America’s side?
1778 - 83
When do Britain lose the colonies?
1781
When are the wars with revolutionary France?
1793 - 1802
When did Britain acquire; Ceylon, Cape Town and Malta?
1815
When did Britain acquire the falklands?
1833
When did Britain acquire Cyprus?
1878
When was the naval defence act (two powers pact)
1889
When was the Dreadnought built triggering the arms race
1906
When did ww1 start?
1914
When did Britain launch its first steam propelled frigate?
1843
When was the first iron clad built for France and Britain ?
France - 1859
Britiain - 1861
When was the attack on Algiers (pirate bay)
1816
When did Britain acquire Gibraltar ?
1783
When were the American Twonshed duties introduced?
1767
When was the American Boston massacre?
1770
When was the Boston Tea party
1773
When was the continental congress (meeting of American state leaders) in response to the coercive act?
1774
When was the American Bunker Hill battle?
1775
When was the defeat at Yorktown?
1781
When was the defeat at Saratoga ?
1777
When did Cook claim new South Wales for the British?
1770
When was the first fleet to Australia?
1788
When was the rum rebellion removing Bligh from power?
1808
When does Macquarie become governor of new South Wales?
1810
When do the first British settlers arrive in western Australia?
1829
When were Upper and lower Canada established?
1791
When are pappineau’s 92 resolutions presented to the legislative assembly of lower Canada?
1834
When were the two revolts in Canada?
1837
When was the Durham, visit after the rebellions ?
1838
When was the Durham report published?
1839
When was the act of union in Canada?
1840
When did the east India company beat the French and her allies?
1757
When did the British parliament pass the east India company act?
1784
When do the government limit the east India company, stopping their monopolies apart from trade with china?
1813
When does the governor remove the practice of Sati ?
1829
When does the government of India end the companies commercial actives completely?
1833
When is awadh in India annexed under the doctorine of lapse?
1856
When was the sepoy rebellion ?
1857
When did company rule of India move to the crown after the rebellion
1858
When is the Suez Canal opened?
1869
When does Disraeli acquire 45% of the canal ?
1874
When was dual control of the Suez Canal ?
1878
When do the Islamic extremists drive out the Egyptian lords?
1881
When do Britain bombard Alexandria after France refused?
1882
When is Baring arrival as general consul?
1883
When was Gordan besieged at Khartoum by the mahdis?
1885
When does Salisbury (conservative come prime minister?
1886
When is the Constantinople convention ?
1887
When does Britain declare the whole of the Nile as theirs?
1890
When does Kitchiner go on an expedition to pacify the mahdists?
1896
When do the British and French forces meet in Fashoda?
1898
Maquirie Australia?
.Disbanded New South Wales core, recentralised power
.Integrated emancipists improving economy
.Institution such as first bank improved economy
Baring Egypt ?
.Payed of all the debts 1887 .agricultural reforms .refused education / malaria .Tax inequality more on peasants .didn't see the threat of the mahdi
When did Baring achieve solvency in Egypt?
1887
Durham Canada?
.Whig sent by PM / controversy at home so resigned
.Report; unification, self government
Dalhousie ?
Infrastructure: railroads, telegraph lines
Put Indian leaders under British rule and used Annexation/
Led to ending company rule
