Barbary Pirates

The Barbary Pirate, were a group of fighters who attacked ships coming in the mediterranean area. They attacked British colonies, of them was America . The fighters consisted of African contries in the Ottoman Empire. These Pirates captured thosands of ships and more than a million people. After the Neopoleonic Wars they raided cities. After the pirates disregarded peace talks and treaties signed. Britian and America had enough and declared war. The war lasted for a period of time and lead to Eurpean victory.(sources:http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_barbary.php)

Trinidad & The British

In the year 1797 the British attacked Trinidad. At the time of the attack Trinidad was under Spanish rule. Trinidad was definitely out numbered so they didn’t have a fair fight. Pretty much Trinidad was imperialized. From then on Trinidad became a British Colony. In the year 1834, the British Parliament passed an abolishing slavery act for the planters; little did they know there was a catch behind it. The British said that the ex slaves had to serve a period of “apprenticeship” to their former masters. Four years for domestic slaves or house slaves and six years for field laborers. Trinidad provided Cocoa and Sugar. In the year 1962 Trinidad declared its independence is no longer under the British Empire.

http://www.discover-tt.com/trinidad/history.html

The British Empire.

The British Empire was the empire consisting of Britain and the territories it controlled. It began in the early 1600's and peaked around the end of World War I, around 1920. At its height it included the British Isles, parts of the West Indies, Canada, Guyana, parts of West Africa, parts of East Africa, India, Australia, and New Zealand. (Princeton)

By 1815, Britain had become the dominant world power--it's power and wealth having been built on the slave trade and on the growing world demand for crops grown in British colonies, like sugar, tobacco, cotton, tea, and coffee. (George Mason University)