Transcript CAPTAIN JAMES COOK hero or zero

British Trade and Empire
Was it something we can be proud of?
CAPTAIN JAMES COOK
hero or zero
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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
SLAVERY
At first, the native Indians
were used as slaves but
overwork, disease, illtreatment 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!!!
Why did we need Slaves?
The British people needed the slaves to help them farm their new crops on
their new land.
They farmed:
Tobacco
Cotton
Corn
Sugar
Chocolate
Africa
Slaves
Weapons
England
India
Cotton
British Trade and Empire
Was it something we can be proud of?