British Colonialism Quiz

#1. The ..................Mutiny was a rebellion against British rule in India that took place between 1857–59. In India it is also called the First War of Independence.

Mughal

Sepoy

Mahabarat

#2. What happened to India after the rebellion against the East India Company?

All the Brits left India.

The British government replaced the Company as the government of India.

A new Indian emperor was crowned.

#3. Australia was originally established as a penal colony for Britain in 1788. This meant that many of the very first settlers were ...

government officials

farmers

convicts

#4. British settlers in Australia used violence to take land from the Aboriginal people who were fighting to defend their land. These conflicts are known as .......

utmost rebellion wars.

frontier wars.

destabilization wars.

#5. In the 1850s, hundreds of thousands of free settlers flocked to Australia? What prompted this?

the discovery of kangaroos

the discovery of gold

the discovery of cotton

#6. He was an Aboriginal Australian man who led a three-year campaign against European colonizers, achieving legendary status for his hit and run tactics.

Kangruh

Jandamarra

Truganini

#7. Between 1845-52 Ireland suffered a period of starvation that became known as the Great Famine. Many Irish were convinced that the famine was a direct result of British colonial policies. This famine is also known as.........

Cotton famine.

Potato famine.

Wicked famine.

#8. The scramble for Africa began in the 1880s. In which century is this?

19th century

18th century

20th century

#9. Which British colonialist was responsible for the colonisation of Zimbabwe and South Africa?

Dr Stanley

Cecil Rhodes

Rockefeller

#10. Kwame Nkrumah led which African nation to independence?

Ghana

Zimbabwe

Nigeria

#11. In 1888, which African king in what is now known as South Africa, signed the Moffat Treaty, which prevented him from dealing with foreign powers other than England?

King Shaka

King Lobengula

King Mzilikazi

MasomoMazuri

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