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jul 15, 1783 - Shape of the British Empire by 1793

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By 1783, Britain had established an empire which comprised of:
-colonies in Canada, America and the West Indies including New Zealand after Captain James Cook claimed it for the British crown in 1769
-trading posts in India
-naval bases in the Mediterranean - Gibraltar and Minorca

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jul 15, 1783
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~ 242 years ago