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2. LESSON 2 How did Britain gain an Empire?

3. 1.What is an Empire? In pairs, see if you can come up with a definition How did Britain gain an Empire? TASK 1 Complete British Empire word search containing the key words and ideas to do with the growth of the British Empire in the 18 th Century 2.What is a Colony? Can you come up with a definition? Where one country takes control over lots of other countries, eg Britain, France A country controlled by a more powerful country, eg India, Australia

4. Who was Clive of India? 1.Read comic strip story of Clive of India 2.This story was based on biographies of Clive written by Englishmen who thought Clive was wonderful. How do we know this? Which words show this written by Englishmen? What qualities did Clive possess which helped him gain control of India? TASK 2

5. Why did Britain WANT an Empire? 1.Read pages 14-15 Find 10 reasons why the British WANTED an empire 2.Look at the words from your word search Pick a colour and colour code the 10 words which help to explain why the British WANTED an empire TASK 3

6. Why did Britain WIN an Empire? TASK 4 1.Read pages 14-15 again Find 10 reasons why the British WON an empire 2.Look at the words from your word search Pick another colour and colour code the 10 words which help to explain why the British WON an empire DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE?

7. LESSON 3 a. MOTIVATION b. CAUSATION 1. WHY DID THE BRITISH WANT AN EMPIRE? 2. WHY DID THE BRITISH WIN AN EMPIRE?

8. HOW DID BRITAIN GAIN AN EMPIRE In your books make two columns In your books make two columns In the left hand column write the ten reasons Why the British wanted an Empire In the left hand column write the ten reasons Why the British wanted an Empire In the second column write an explanation in your own words In the second column write an explanation in your own words Write them in order of importance Write them in order of importance TASK 3 ReasonExplanation