Starter quiz
- Write the missing word (it starts ab). To ______ something means to officially get rid of it.
- 'abolish' ✓
- Why was theft widespread in Jamaica in the early 1860s?
- extreme poverty ✓
- lack of punishments
- racial discrimination
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- Which statement about George William Gordon is most accurate?
- the leader of the Morant Bay Rebellion
- he participated in the Morant Bay Rebellion
- he had no involvemnet in the Morant Bay Rebellion ✓
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- Write the missing word. Jamaica became a ______ Colony in 1866.
- 'Crown' ✓
- Identify which developments occurred in Jamaica in the years immediately after the Morant Bay Rebellion.
- House of Assembly abolished ✓
- Significant reduction in black poverty
- Less racial discrimination from judges ✓
- Black Jamaicans gained political power
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- Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into chronological order.
- 1⇔slavery abolished in Jamaica
- 2⇔average wages in Jamaica fall by 25%
- 3⇔Morant bay Rebellion breaks out
- 4⇔439 black Jamaicans killed
- 5⇔Jamaica becomes a Crown Colony
Exit quiz
- Match up each of the keywords with their correct definitions.
- colony⇔countries which are ruled by another country ✓
- informal empire⇔made up of areas heavily under the influence of a particular country ✓
- imperialism⇔the control of one country over others and the extension of its rule ✓
- gunboat diplomacy⇔using the threat of force to achieve foreign policy aims ✓
- Who ruled China at the start of the 19th century?
- British Empire
- French Empire
- Mughal Empire
- Qing Empire ✓
- Russian Empire
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- What was the main item sold by British merchants in China?
- opium ✓
- railway track
- tea
- textiles
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- Write the missing word. British trade with the Qing Empire ______ as a result of the Opium Wars.
- 'increased' ✓
- Which example best demonstrates British informal imperialism?
- Britain asked China to increase its trade in 1790
- The Nemesis was more technologically advanced than Chinese ships
- Britain gained official control over Hong Kong
- the Chinese Maritime Customs Service was led by British officials ✓
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- Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into chronological order.
- 1⇔opium is banned in the Qing Empire
- 2⇔the Qing Emperor rejects Britain's offer to increase trade
- 3⇔First Opium War
- 4⇔Hong Kong officially becomes a British colony
- 5⇔Second Opium War
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Key learning points
- Britain had no colonies in East Asia in the early 19th century.
- A lack of Chinese interest and restrictions imposed by the Qing Empire limited British trade with China.
- The Opium Wars between Britain and the Qing Empire are an example of gunboat diplomacy.
- Britain expanded its formal empire by gaining control over Hong Kong.
- Growing British influence in the Qing Empire helped it develop an informal empire after the Opium Wars.
Common misconception
British victory in the Opium wars allowed it to conquer large areas of China and establish many new colonies.
Hong Kong was gained as a new British colony but Britain used its victory in the Opium Wars to force the Qing empire to change its behaviour, rather than to create new colonies.
Keywords
Merchants - merchants are people whose job is to buy and sell goods
Opium - opium is an addictive drug
Gunboat diplomacy - when countries try to achieve their foreign policy aims by using the threat of military force, this is called gunboat diplomacy
Treaty - a treaty is a written agreement between two or more countries, approved and signed by their leaders
Customs - customs are taxes paid on trade
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