{"id":2743,"date":"2020-03-24T04:17:08","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T04:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/historyed.site\/?page_id=2743"},"modified":"2024-05-28T10:40:18","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T10:40:18","slug":"3-the-british-commonwealth","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/historyed.site\/index.php\/courses\/big\/civilization\/session-7\/3-the-british-commonwealth\/","title":{"rendered":"3) The British Commonwealth"},"content":{"rendered":"

Topic 3 – Session 7 – Big Civilization<\/p>\n

After the American Revolution, Great Britain began a second and bigger empire. This one included Canada, South Africa, India, and — an entire continent(!) — Australia. It established other key colonies in strategic places around the globe. Much wealth flowed in from its Caribbean islands, from Malasia, the historic land of Egypt, and New Zealand. From its colony of Hong Kong, Britain dominated China\u2019s commerce. To sum up, this was the most consequential empire in history.<\/p>\n

But it could not last. After the bad setback from the American Revolution, the British, to their credit, realized that their least bad choice was to allow some of their most advanced possessions to have their own governmental autonomy. Thus, the idea of the British Commonwealth of Nations was born.<\/p>\n

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Outline<\/h4>\n

Course<\/a> Big Civilization
\nSession 7<\/a> Independence<\/p>\n

Other Topics for This Session<\/strong>
\nOne<\/a>| |Two<\/a>| |Three| |Four<\/a>| |Five<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Further Information<\/h1>\n

From History Moments Library<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
YEAR<\/th>\nTITLE<\/th>\nAUTHOR(s)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1775<\/td>\nCanada Chooses Not Join American Revolution<\/a><\/td>\nJohn McMullen<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1783<\/td>\nAfter the American Revolution,
\nWhere Did the Loyalists Go?<\/a><\/td>\n		Sir John G. Bourinot<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1899<\/td>\nThe Boer War<\/a><\/td>\nArthur Conan Doyle<\/a>
\nJames F.J. Archibald<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1901<\/td>\nAustralian Confederation Proclaimed<\/a><\/td>\nJ. Grattan Grey<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1910<\/td>\nUnion of South Africa Formed<\/a><\/td>\nStephen Leacock<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
YEAR<\/th>\nTITLE<\/th>\nAUTHOR(s)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n

From Elsewhere<\/h2>\n

Reads<\/h3>\n

British Commonwealth<\/a> British Dominions<\/a> Canadian Confederation<\/a> Canada’s Autonomy<\/a> Union of South Africa<\/a><\/p>\n

Videos<\/h3>\n