1. A LONG TIME AGO, IN A GALLAXY FAR, FAR AWAY…
It is a period of imperial
war. rebel ships, striking from a hidden
base, have won their
first victory against the
evil British Empire.
During the battle, Rebel
spies managed to steal
secret plans to the
Empire's ultimate
weapon, the Maxim
Gun, an armored weapon with enough
power to destroy an
entire planet. Pursued
by the Empire's sinister
agents, Miss Subler
races home aboard her ship, custodian of the stolen plans that can save her people and restore freedom to the galaxy....

2. “The sun never sets on the British Empire.”
What is an empire?
Are empires good or bad?
What year could someone have said this quote? Why?
4. How could a sun never set?
5. What does this quote say about the British Empire?

3. British Empire

4. What gives them the edge?

6. Tweet from George Washington:
Get off my land you smelly Redcoats! Nelly doesn’t like you neither! #ThanksFrench, #JohnAdams

7. British Empire

8. British Free Trade Agreement
British East India Company- shipping company that focused on entering the spice trade in the East Indies…..
1830’s – UK began selling opium to the Chinese.
Whose products are more valuable?

10. Qing Dynasty becomes concerned about drug addicts
Lin Tse-Hsu= Chinese commissioner attempted to suppress opium trafficking
- He orders all foreign traders to surrender their opium. British send warships to the coast of China, beginning The First Opium War.

11. China Loses Britain got Hong Kong/Forts 2 Billion Bucks!
Loses Sovereignty

12. Halftime Question
As we emerge into the 1800s, what is taking shape in Europe that would make them gain interest in colonizing Africa?

13. Industrialization=Need for Resources

14. African Resources

15. Maxim Machine Gun Machine gun powered by a team of men.
Ran off steam and gunpowder.
It shot at about 600 shots per minute

16. Shrinking Empire… NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

17. Governance