British EMpire

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Across
  1. 3. The “jewel in the crown” of the British Empire
  2. 5. Ocean crossed during the transatlantic slave trade
  3. 12. English spread globally due to imperial influence
  4. 13. The East India Company, key in British expansion
  5. 14. Use of resources and labor for Britain’s benefit
  6. 16. Company that controlled trade and territories in India
  7. 17. Symbol of British monarchy and authority
  8. 19. Trade and resources that supported imperial power
  9. 22. Continent heavily colonized during the Scramble for Africa
  10. 23. A settlement controlled by a distant country
  11. 24. British legal system adopted in many colonies
  12. 28. American Revolution that ended the First British Empire
  13. 29. Freedom gained by former colonies from British control
  14. 30. Self-governing territory under British rule
Down
  1. 1. Era of exploration and finding new lands
  2. 2. Traditions and customs influenced by British rule
  3. 4. First permanent English colony in North America (1607)
  4. 6. Skill improved during the Age of Discovery
  5. 7. Race among European powers to colonize Africa
  6. 8. Territory returned to China in 1997
  7. 9. System of administration imposed by Britain
  8. 10. A group of territories under one ruler or state
  9. 11. Exchange of goods that fueled Britain’s expansion
  10. 15. Refers to the Age of Discovery and exploration
  11. 18. Pacific nation that became part of the British Empire
  12. 20. Movement of people within and across the empire
  13. 21. Policy of extending a country’s power through colonization
  14. 25. Large island continent colonized by Britain
  15. 26. Movement to end the slave trade and slavery
  16. 27. System of forced labor abolished in the British Empire in 1833