The+British+Empire

=THE BRITISH EMPIRE= ==The expression " The sun never stes on the British Empire", mean : the British Empire was present in the whole world, and on the all continents, even if it's night in London, itcould the afternoon in Melbourne.==

__The colonization of the British Empire __

__From America… __

__…To Asia… __

__…And to Africa. __

==**Nearly all the early settlements developed thanks to powerful private companies such as the East India Compagny or the East Africa Company. Even though the government exercised some supervision and provided military support, the colonies were essentially self-managing enterprises**==



Before victorian time:

the British Empire governed parts India, Australia, Canada and overseas colonies. They had been gaining overseas influence and possessions since the 16 sentury

After Victorian time:

Then 1870s british empire search a new trade commercial, but it must face Germany and France competition. British Empire search for news territories to increase there power particulary in Africa.

In 1901 the bristish Empire reach climax. Quenn Victoria had been command one quarter of the world’s people




 * The American continent **

Became the colony of kenya ||  ||
 * The African continent **
 * **Countries ** || **Member of the British empire since ** || **Status Aidez-vous du document que je vous joins pour définir le statut des pays ** || **independence ** || **Link with the United Kingdom nowadays ** ||
 * Gibraltar || 1704 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Colony ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">United Kingdom overseas territories ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Egypt || //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">1882 // ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">1922 ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Gold Coast || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">1821 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Colony || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">1957 Change the name to Ghana ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Anglo Egyptian Soudan || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">1899 By UK and Egypt || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Protectorates or protected states || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">1956 ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Malta || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">1814 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Colony || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">September 21st 1964 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Part of the Commonwealth from 1964 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Sierra Leone || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">1808 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">colony || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">April 27th 1961 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Part of the Commonwealth from 1961 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Gambia || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">1886 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">colony || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">February 18th 1965 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Part of the Commonwealth from 1965 (after the independence) ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Nigeria || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">1850 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Colony || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">1960 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Part of the Commonwealth from 1960 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">South Africa || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">1806 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Self governig dominion || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">May 31st 1910 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Part of the Commonwealth from 1931 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">British east Africa || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">1880’s || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Protectorate in 1885 in July 1st || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">1920
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">British Somaliland || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">1888 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">protectorate || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">June 26th 1960 ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Kenya || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">1888 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">colony || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">December 12th 1963 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Part of the Commonwealth from 1963 ||


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 24px;">The Asian continent, Australia and New Zealand **

<span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: -25px; width: 1px;">fin du XVIIIe siècle


 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Countries ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Member of the British empire since ** || **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Status Aidez-vous du document que je vous joins pour définir le statut des pays ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Independence ** || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Link with the United Kingdom nowadays ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Ceylon || 1815 ||  || 4 février 1948 ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Maldives || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">26 Juillet 1887 ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">1965 || Part of the Commonwealth in the 1982 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Singapour || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">1963 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Republic || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">9 Août 1965 || Part of the Commonwealth in the 1966 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Malaya ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Is a country in South East Asia || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">31 Aout 1957 ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Brunei || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">1888 ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">1 Janvier 1984 ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">N.Bornéo ||  || île <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">South East Asia ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Sarawak || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">1946 ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">1963 ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">New Guinea || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">1939 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Republic || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">16 Septembre 1975 ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">New Zeland ||  ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">1835 ||   ||