The British Empire Keywords

Question 1

Groups of people who have lived in one ea for many thousands of years, also known as aboriginal people

Answer 1

Aborigines

Question 2

An area of land controlled by people from another country

Answer 2

Colony

Question 3

Someone found guilty of a criminal offence and serving a sentence of imprisonment

Answer 3

Convict

Question 4

When a powerful country controls over land (called colonies) beyond its borders

Answer 4

Empire

Question 5

Freedom from outside control and support; breaking away from an empire; self-rule and governance

Answer 5

Independence

Question 6

A powerful country’s policy of ruling over other lands and people; to have an Empire

Answer 6

Imperialism

Question 7

The basic equipment and structures (such as roads and bridges) that are needed for a country or place to function properly

Answer 7

Infrastructure

Question 8

People who went to spread the Christian faith, to heal the sick and to end certain African customs

Answer 8

Missionaries

Question 9

An open rebellion against those in power and control, especially by soldiers against their officers.

Answer 9

Mutiny

Question 10

Natural resources, in their basic form, that can be used to make or create other product; eg. timber, coal, wheat, cotton, gold

Answer 10

Raw materials

Question 11

To struggle or complete frantically in order to get something

Answer 11

Scramble

Question 12

The action of buying and selling goods and services to make profit

Answer 12

Trade