An interactive PowerPoint about the European Expansion.

1. The European Expansion
Kutlwano Mamabolo
BRITAIN SPAIN
A LOOK AT THE VOYAGES TO EXPAND EUROPE
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2. England is a European country, home to the English people.
• The first British colonies, settled in the 1600s, were in North America,
in what would become Canada and the United States of America.
• Through the same period de facto control was established in India.
• Along the sea route to India, Britain occupied various Dutch and
French colonies, of which the Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius and
Ceylon were retained.
• A ‘swing to the east’, including the great voyages of James Cook in
the Pacific, drew Australia and New Zealand into the system.
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3. Watch the following video on the British expansion
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4. SPAIN
• The occupation of northern Mexico, which was thinly populated and
largely arid, proceeded more slowly than did that of central and
southern Mexico.
• Spanish expansion in this area was motivated chiefly by the hope of
discovering precious metals, the need for defense against nomadic
indigenous raiders, and the desire to forestall incursions by the
British and French.
• Near the end of the 16th century, the northern frontier of New Spain
in most areas was close to the present Mexican-U.S. boundary line.
Within the area that is now the United States, a settlement had been
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5. SPAIN
Watch the following video on the Spanish expansion
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6. Which country between Europe and
Spain has expanded the most ?
BRITAIN SPAIN
Choose the correct county.

7. Correct
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8. INCORRECT
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9. REFERENCES
The Encyclopedia of New Zealand: Looking at Great Britain, available from https://teara.govt.nz/en/empire-
and-commonwealth/page-1.
How did the British Empire rule the world, Knowledgia 31 May 2020 [YouTube Video] Available from
https://youtu.be/frF33emgn5g. Creative commons by CC
Spanish Conquest of the Aztecs | 3 Minute History, Jabzy,. 04 March 2018 [YouTube Video] Available from
https://youtu.be/8OaDpRKnE7Y. Creative commons by CC
Mamabolo,K. Flag of Britain, Canva. 2023.Creative commons by
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Mamabolo,K. Flag of Spain, Canva. 2023.Creative Commons by Attribution