mercantilism - An economic policy and belief in the benefit of accumulating wealth through trade exports. It was the prevalent economic system in the Western world from the 16th to the 18th century., imperialism - A policy of extending a country's power and influence through colonization, use of military force, or other means., Industrial Revolution - The name for an era that introduced new machines, new industries and new jobs...even for children. A time of great change in industry, technology and science., colony - A country or area under the full or partial political control of another country and occupied by settlers from that country. All the foreign countries or areas formerly under British political control., colonist - A settler in or inhabitant of a colony., The Boston Tea Party - One of the events that led to the American Revolution. It took place in 1773, in protest about being forced to pay taxes on British goods., The Sepoy Rebellion - This was a rebellion against British rule, in 1857, by a large part of the Bengal army in India., annexation - The action of annexing something, especially territory, settler - A person who moves with a group of others to live in a new country or area, annex - To take (something) for one's own use, typically without the owner's permission, dominion - Another term for domination, to have domination over., sovereign - Having the highest power or being completely independent, conquest - To have taken control of a place or people by force: after conquering them, territory - An area of land, sea, or space, belonging or connected to a particular country, person, monopoly - Mono, meaning 'one'. A company or group having exclusive control over a commodity (like tea) or service (like trading), empire - A group of regions or areas ruled over by a 'mother country', boycott - To ban, block or refuse to use a product or service as a form of protest, revolt - To take violent action against an established government or ruler; to rebel:, revolution - A forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favour of a new system, rebellion - Resisting authority or control using force or disobedience,

The Development of The British Empire

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