Earth and its People 3rd edition Timeline Chapter 24
Timeline Chapter 24 Africa, India, and the New British Empire, 1750?1870 1691 British EIC established Calcutta port 1765 Black Hole of Calcutta & EIC takes over Bengal 1769-1778 Cook?s New Zealand & Australia exploration 1788 1st British settlers in Australia (becomes penal colony) 1795 Dutch East India company is dissolved & British obtain Dutch colonial possessions 1798 Napoleon invades Egypt 1801 Napoleon withdraws from Egypt 1805 Muhammad Ali?s rule of Egypt begins 1808 British take over Sierra Leone 1809 Sokoto Caliphate 1818 Zulu Kingdom Bombay presidency 1821 Republic of Liberia Egypt takes Sudan 1824 British establish port on Singapore 1827 Algeria & France severe diplomatic tie 1828 Brahmo Samaj 1829 Sati outlawed 1831