British Trade and Empire

Was it something we can be proud of?

CAPTAIN JAMES COOKhero or zero

This is captain James cook

• He had many voyages

• He was involved in trade & empire

• But was he really a good guy

• Were about to find out

Captain James cook info

• Exploration was hazardous

• There could be a fire on the ship or there might be a disease going round

• Lots of slaves died

Captain James cook info

• If cook had not discovered stuff like tea, coffee etc we would not have it

• Britain would be very different

Opium Wars

• First Opium war 1839 – 42 {Britain – China}

• Second 1856-60 {Britain,France – China}

• Known as Arrow war

Facts about Opium

• Very dangerous if taken in large quantities

• Mostly grown in China• Different forms available• Highly addictive

Risks

• Police {criminals}• Execution • Death

Where

• In China mostly• British smugglers• Chinese addicts

The Opium Wars

•Opium is a drug grown in India •British wanted tea •Only get it in paying in silver

The Beginning

• Telescope given to Emperor Chien-Lung

• Given along with £85000 pounds worth of gifts

• Chinese Emperor still said no

                     

    

The Battles

• Started in 1839• Chinese no match for

British firepower• Ended in treaty of

Nanking

The Beginning of the End

• Opium prices went down

• Traders could not get profit

• Less and less traders started to visit

• It will always be remembered as the Opium wars

At first, the native Indians were used as slaves but overwork, disease, ill-treatment and in some cases mass suicides, led to their extinction.

Then they tried people from:

Senegal,

and other African countries,

Caribbean

And a few more places!!!

SLAVERY

The British people needed the slaves to help them farm their new crops on their new land.

They farmed:

Tobacco

Cotton

Corn

Sugar

Chocolate

Why did we need Slaves?

Weapons

England

Africa

India

Slaves

Cotton

British Trade and Empire

Was it something we can be proud of?