Book/Printed Material A short history of the expansion of the British Empire, 1500-1902,
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Image 1 of A short history of the expansion of the British Empire, 1500-1902, 1A14 V92- Contributor: Woodward, William Harrison
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Image 2 of A short history of the expansion of the British Empire, 1500-1902,- Contributor: Woodward, William Harrison
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Image 3 of A short history of the expansion of the British Empire, 1500-1902, TH CAMBRIDGE SERIES for Schools and Training Colleges THE EXPANSION OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE- Contributor: Woodward, William Harrison
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Image 4 of A short history of the expansion of the British Empire, 1500-1902, Ronbon C J CLAY AND SONS CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS WAREHOUSE AVE MARIA LANE elattgain so WELLINGTON STREET Leingg F A BROCKHAUS ftb Eva THE MACMILLAN COMPANY Botabag anb eIaIcutta MACMILLAN AND CO…- Contributor: Woodward, William Harrison
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Image 6 of A short history of the expansion of the British Empire, 1500-1902, 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 80 I i DOMINIOt b j1 Afkk GREENLAND j 11 _ __ A…- Contributor: Woodward, William Harrison
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Image 7 of A short history of the expansion of the British Empire, 1500-1902, A SHORT HISTORY OF THE EXPANSION OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE 15001902 BY WILLIAM HARRISON WOODWARD CHRIST CHURCH OXFORD PRINCIPAL OF THE UNIVERSITY TRAINING COLLEGE LIVERPOOL SECOND EDITION CAMBRIDGE AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS…- Contributor: Woodward, William Harrison
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Image 8 of A short history of the expansion of the British Empire, 1500-1902, First Edition 1899 Second Edition 1902- Contributor: Woodward, William Harrison
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Image 9 of A short history of the expansion of the British Empire, 1500-1902, PREFACE THIS History is not a Manual ie a digest of the general body of facts relative to Colonial history Events have been dwelt upon or passed over as they serve or…- Contributor: Woodward, William Harrison
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Image 10 of A short history of the expansion of the British Empire, 1500-1902, Vi Preface This book is not intended for young students alone It would be well if a narrative of the rise of our Empire were needed only by them No civilised country…- Contributor: Woodward, William Harrison
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Image 11 of A short history of the expansion of the British Empire, 1500-1902, Books recommended for Study vii The following Works all readily accessible are suggested for the use of Students desirous of extending their reading upon the subject of the present volume More extended…- Contributor: Woodward, William Harrison
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Image 12 of A short history of the expansion of the British Empire, 1500-1902, viii Books recommended for Study Jenks The History of the Australasian Colonies Cambridge 1896 Hunter History of British India in course of issue The Indian Empire a valuable account of India its…- Contributor: Woodward, William Harrison
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Image 13 of A short history of the expansion of the British Empire, 1500-1902, CONTENTS PREFACE LIST OF BOOKS RECOMMENDED FOR STUDY TABLE OF DATES TABLE OF BRITISH POSSESSIONS CHAPTER I The Period of Preparation 14971558 CHAPTER II PAGE Vii 5 9 Beginnings of Expansion the…- Contributor: Woodward, William Harrison
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Image 14 of A short history of the expansion of the British Empire, 1500-1902, Contents CHAPTER VII PAGE The Creation of British Sovereignty in India 17631805 229 CHAPTER VIII Canada under British Rule Australasia 7831901 CHAPTER IX 249 262 CHAPTER X British South Africa 17951901 280…- Contributor: Woodward, William Harrison
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Image 15 of A short history of the expansion of the British Empire, 1500-1902, A TABLE OF THE MORE IMPORTANT DATES IN THE HISTORY OF THE EMPIRE 1492 Columbus discovers the Western Continent 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas 1497 John Cabot discovers Newfoundland 1498 Vasco da Gama…- Contributor: Woodward, William Harrison
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Image 16 of A short history of the expansion of the British Empire, 1500-1902, 2 Table of Dates 1652 Cape occupied by the Dutch 1655 Jamaica conquered 1660 Navigation Act 1661 Bombay ceded by Portugal first territorial settlement of Britain in India 1662 Mouth of the…- Contributor: Woodward, William Harrison
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Image 17 of A short history of the expansion of the British Empire, 1500-1902, Table of Dates 1784 Pites India Bill passed 1787 Sierra Leone ceded to the English by the natives 1788 Captain Phillip lands at Botany Bay January 1788 He takes formal possession of…- Contributor: Woodward, William Harrison
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Image 18 of A short history of the expansion of the British Empire, 1500-1902, 4 Table of Dates 1857 The Sepoy Mutiny 1858 The Queen proclaimed Sovereign of India extinction of Moghul dynasty 1858 British Columbia founded 1859 Proclamation of Queensland as a separate colony 1867…- Contributor: Woodward, William Harrison
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Image 19 of A short history of the expansion of the British Empire, 1500-1902, 5 SUMMARY OF CHIEF BRITISH POSSESSIONS BEYOND THE LIMITS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM 1899 Mainly from the Colonial Office List THE British Colonial Empire comprises forty distinct and in dependent governments administered…- Contributor: Woodward, William Harrison
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Image 20 of A short history of the expansion of the British Empire, 1500-1902, 6 Summary of Chief British Possessions EUROPE Date of acquisition 1704 1800 x878 Name How acquired Gibraltar C Malta C Cyprus C By conquest By conquest By treaty ASIA Placed under Europe…- Contributor: Woodward, William Harrison
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Image 21 of A short history of the expansion of the British Empire, 1500-1902, Summary of Chief British Possessions WEST INDIES c 7 Date of acquisition Name How acquired 1624 Barbados C By settlement 1626 St Christopher St By settlement Kitts C 1628 Nevis C By…- Contributor: Woodward, William Harrison
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Image 22 of A short history of the expansion of the British Empire, 1500-1902, 8 Summary of Chief British Possessions AFRICA Date of acquisition Name How acquired 1795 2844 2651 2815 1885 1890 1891 x888 i8xo 1868 2662 1661 1861 2787 1884 2886 1884 1882 1894…- Contributor: Woodward, William Harrison
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Image 23 of A short history of the expansion of the British Empire, 1500-1902, 9 CHAPTER I THE PERIOD OF PREPARATION 14971558 Two characteristics particularly mark the history of the English nation the development of ordered Charac liberty and the growth of its external dominion teristics…- Contributor: Woodward, William Harrison
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Image 24 of A short history of the expansion of the British Empire, 1500-1902, IO Characteristics cH I stirred herself to any purpose This was partly due to the fact that English effort was the effort of indi alistb Individu viduals with little help and often…- Contributor: Woodward, William Harrison
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Image 25 of A short history of the expansion of the British Empire, 1500-1902, 14971558 England under Henry VII ii to maritime instinct to permanent economic causes it is probably the result of all these But it is there it perhaps eludes explanation it certainly needs…- Contributor: Woodward, William Harrison
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Image 26 of A short history of the expansion of the British Empire, 1500-1902, 12 Yohn and Sebastian Cabot cH 1 The history of the Cabots illustrates the point John Cabot a Genoese by birth and a Venetian by The Cabots discover North residence lived from…- Contributor: Woodward, William Harrison
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Image 27 of A short history of the expansion of the British Empire, 1500-1902, 14971558 The Partition of the New World 13 award legal title to newly discovered lands was disputed by no Christian power Portugal had sought for her African possessions the sanction of successive…- Contributor: Woodward, William Harrison
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Image 28 of A short history of the expansion of the British Empire, 1500-1902, 14 Henry VIII and the New Age cH I compelled him to caution in foreign affairs and to the con centration of his energies upon national defence The King proved himself as…- Contributor: Woodward, William Harrison
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Image 29 of A short history of the expansion of the British Empire, 1500-1902, 1497 1558 A new spirit of enterprise 15 the i6th century in creating a thirst for maritime adventure The secrecy of ocean routes could no longer be maintained In England Thomas Cromwell…- Contributor: Woodward, William Harrison
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Image 30 of A short history of the expansion of the British Empire, 1500-1902, 16 The NorthEast Passage mi I activity In 1549 Sebastian Cabot the patriarchal figure of the new generation of seamen was created Grand Pilot of England Under his presidency a company of…- Contributor: Woodward, William Harrison
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Image 31 of A short history of the expansion of the British Empire, 1500-1902, CHAPTER II THE BEGINNINGS OF EXPANSION THE ELIZABETHAN AGE 15581603 NOT until the reign of Elizabeth did the full force of the Renaissance make itself felt in England Rapid The Eliza as…- Contributor: Woodward, William Harrison
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Image 32 of A short history of the expansion of the British Empire, 1500-1902, 18 The Policy of the Queen cii different threads of English policy so closely interwoven However we may isolate in order to lay stress upon the element of expansion in Elizabethan England…- Contributor: Woodward, William Harrison
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Image 33 of A short history of the expansion of the British Empire, 1500-1902, I558 16O3 The Channel Rovers 19 Such were the conditions so ominous of danger both to the nation and dynasty amidst which Elizabeth and her counsellors had to steer their course Fortunately…- Contributor: Woodward, William Harrison
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Image 34 of A short history of the expansion of the British Empire, 1500-1902, 20 The Channel Rovers cii been along the west country coasts a tendency to wrecking which attracted the lawless spirits and so when sons of the yeomen and of the gentry vented…- Contributor: Woodward, William Harrison
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Image 35 of A short history of the expansion of the British Empire, 1500-1902, 15581603 The attitude of the Queen 21 The conscience of men even in that age no longer sanctioned barbarities such as the burning of Protestants in London or Oxford or the torture…- Contributor: Woodward, William Harrison
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Image 36 of A short history of the expansion of the British Empire, 1500-1902, 22 John Hawkins and the Slave Trade CH II and were prepared for all risks that might befall The truth was that though Spain and England might be at peace Pro testantism…- Contributor: Woodward, William Harrison
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Image 37 of A short history of the expansion of the British Empire, 1500-1902, 15581603 His Voyages of 1562 and 1564 23 Hawkins now in confidential relations with the Admiralty was the first to feel his way into the new field of mercantile venture for by…- Contributor: Woodward, William Harrison
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Image 38 of A short history of the expansion of the British Empire, 1500-1902, 24 Hawkins Second Voyage cif II was attended by something of the horrors which formed a terrible feature of the middle passage throughout the history of the slave trade Hawkins touching Dominica…- Contributor: Woodward, William Harrison
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Image 39 of A short history of the expansion of the British Empire, 1500-1902, 15581603J His Third Voyage 1567 25 settlement hard pressed by Indians but found no Spaniards The fertility of the soil made a strong impression and we already find the suggestion of pastoral…- Contributor: Woodward, William Harrison
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Image 40 of A short history of the expansion of the British Empire, 1500-1902, 26 Negro Slavery cH Hawkins insisted on a written agreement to the effect that his weak and battered ships should be allowed free egress He occupied the breakwater and trained his heaviest…- Contributor: Woodward, William Harrison
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About this Item
Title
- A short history of the expansion of the British Empire, 1500-1902,
Names
- Woodward, William Harrison, 1856-1941.
Created / Published
- Cambridge, University Press, 1902.
Headings
- - Great Britain--Colonies--History
Notes
- - "First edition, 1899."
- - "Books recommended for study": p. vii-viii.
Medium
- x, 344 p. fold. front., maps (partly fold.) 19 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
- DA16 .W92
- DA16 .W92a Preservation facsimile. ([Browns Summit, N.C. : Etherington Conservation Services, 2015]. 21 cm.) Original folded maps and pages 305-320 retained, in pocket.
Digital Id
Library of Congress Control Number
- 06018318
OCLC Number
- 4802551
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