Formative Assessment 2021-2022
Name
Year 9
Sec: A/B/C/D Date:
Total Marks: 20
I. Identify and label each image. Choose any two and explain how did it affect The British
Empire?
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Image
Label
Describe
1.
Central Bank of UK The Central Bank of the UK
or the Bank of England was
founded in 1694 and was
incorporated by the
parliament to raise funds for
the purpose of going to war
with France and colonizing
other nations.
a.
2.
British Ships and
Colonization:
b.
3.
Factories and the
Industrial
Revolution
c.
The British had a strong
navy which allowed them to
conquer and colonize
different nations.
4. The Union Jack
II. a. What reasons can you give for Britain acquiring an overseas empire? Give at least 4
reasons.
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Overpopulation, trade, availability of raw materials, and Famine.
b. To whom did the part of the British Empire provide land for settlements? Why? [2]
They sent convicts to reduce the criminal population in Britain and forced them to do
labor to gain a profit. They sent merchants, traders, and businessmen to extract raw
materials from the colonies and make a profit. They sent soldiers and their families to
fortify their control over the colonies.
III a.
Match the following
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Column A
Column B
Answer
1) Maoris
A) A government formed by the people of Ireland to petition
1C
for self-government against the British
2) ANC
B) Non-white people who lived in white colonies and had no
2D
right to vote
3) Aborigines
C) The native people of New Zealand
3E
4) Second class-citizens
D) Was an organization formed before WWI in Africa to
4B
combat civil rights issues
5) Home rule
E) The original inhabitants of Australia
b. Life under the British flag was not always so rosy. Explain
5A
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Non-Britons in the colonized land were forced to work in plantations or mines and were subjected to harsh labor
with little to no rights. If you were a Briton you would have to suffer the spread of disease and famine in Britain
and if you migrated to a colony you would suffer from lack of development and resources.
IV. a. To maintain the industrial growth Britain required raw materials for its growing
factories, one of the major raw materials was cotton. From where did they import it?
Circle all that apply.
a. Japan
b. China
c. Egypt
d. Africa
e. United States
b. Britain was a major producer of ………… by the mid-19th century.
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a. Raw materials
b. Finished goods
c. Chocolate
d. Tea
c. When and where was Berlin conference held?
a. 1784, Germany
b. 1688, France
c. 1884, Berlin
d. 1886, Spain
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