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Growth of the British Empire (Pages 293-298)
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The Great Age of British Imperialism
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1880-1900
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Crimean War
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Britain joined France and Sardinia to stop Russia's attempt to assert its dominance over Turkey
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Canada
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England's chief North American possession
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Lord Durham
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Helped investigate and solve problems in Canada
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British North America Act
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Made Canada a self-governing commonwealth in 1867
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East India Company
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A British settlement tool which was a powerful trade company
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Battle of Plassey
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Robert Clive won and controlled most of India in 1757
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Sepoy Rebellion
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The British government took control of India after this incident
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India Act
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Gave full political of India to the British government
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William Carey
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Responsible for translating the Bible into over 40 Indian languages
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suttee
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Forcing widows to hurl themselves upon their husbands' funeral fires
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Amy Carmichael
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Worked to rescue young Indian girls from a life of prostitution and bring them to Christ
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James Bruce
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Explored the source of the Blue Nile
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Mungo Park
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Traced most of the Niger River
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Hugh Clapperton
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The first European to cross the Sahara Desert and discovered Lake Chad
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Alexander Laing
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First European to reach Timbuktu
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David Livingstone
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The most famous missionary to Africa
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Robert Moffat
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Worked in the African town of Kuruman and translated the Bible and Pilgrim's Progress into their language
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Victoria Falls
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Africa's Largest Waterfall
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Henry Stanley
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Hired by an American newspaper to find David Livingstone
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