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*1620 Voyage of the Pilgrim Fathers. | *1620 Voyage of the Pilgrim Fathers. | ||
*1623 British settlements in the West Indies. | *1623 British settlements in the West Indies. | ||
*1713 Treaty of Utrecht | *1713 Treaty of Utrecht. | ||
*1757 Clive wins the Battle of Plassey | *1757 Clive wins the Battle of Plassey in India. | ||
* | *1759 Wolfe defeats French at Heights of Abraham in Canada. | ||
*1783 Treaty of Paris establishes independence of the United States | |||
*1788 New South Wales founded as a penal colony. | |||
*1807 The Slave Trade Act ends British slave trade. | |||
*1814 Cape of South Africa ceded to Britain. | |||
*1819 East India Company buys Singapore. | |||
*1842 Treaty of Nanking - China cedes Hong Cong to Britain. | |||
*1857 Indian Mutiny. | |||
*1879 Zulu War. | |||
*1899 Boer War. | |||
*1947 Indian Independence | |||
Revision as of 03:47, 14 May 2012
- 1600 English East India Company gets a royal charter..,
- 1606 The Virginia Company[1] gets a royal charter.
- 1607 Jamestown Virginia is founded by the Virginia Company.
- 1620 Voyage of the Pilgrim Fathers.
- 1623 British settlements in the West Indies.
- 1713 Treaty of Utrecht.
- 1757 Clive wins the Battle of Plassey in India.
- 1759 Wolfe defeats French at Heights of Abraham in Canada.
- 1783 Treaty of Paris establishes independence of the United States
- 1788 New South Wales founded as a penal colony.
- 1807 The Slave Trade Act ends British slave trade.
- 1814 Cape of South Africa ceded to Britain.
- 1819 East India Company buys Singapore.
- 1842 Treaty of Nanking - China cedes Hong Cong to Britain.
- 1857 Indian Mutiny.
- 1879 Zulu War.
- 1899 Boer War.
- 1947 Indian Independence