1. English Colonial Expansion
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2. Do Now
Study for your vocab quiz.

3. Beginnings of the British Empire
Political unrest prevented the English from pursuing overseas empires in the 16th century.
During the 1600s this changed and by the 1760s, the British became the largest empire in the world at the time.

4. Early Explorers
John Cabot: explored the coasts of Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and possibly New England giving G.B. its first North American land claims.
Sir Francis Drake: trader and pirate. Embarked on voyages of exploration. Known for plundering ships of other countries. Was backed financially by Elizabeth I.
Drake and other pirates secured G.B. seafaring tradition.
Sir Francis Drake

5. The British in India- the British East India Company

6. Clip Questions
1. Which monarch started the East India Company? 2. What was the company’s purpose? 3. How did it end?

7. The British in America Slow to develop colonies in the Americas.
Spent a lot of time looking for the Northwest Passage, a route that would take them straight to the far east without sailing around Africa or S. America.
Henry Hudson was one of the first to search for the Passage.

8. British Settlements The “lost colony of Roanoke”(1585): failed
Jamestown (1607): eventually successful
Plymouth (1620): successful
Why come to America?
Religion
Wealth
No choice
By 1700, G.B. would control large territories of land both along the Atlantic and in parts of Canada..

9. Exit Slip
Why is the saying “the sun never sets on the British empire” appropriate during the period between ?