Tag: the beginnings of empire

Questions Related to the beginnings of empire

What were effects of slave trade in the social and economic life of Britain?

  1. It created many new jobs in Britain

  2. Factories and refineries emerged in England

  3. Standard of living and diets of the common people improved

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D

Whose work  was partly financed by the West Indian slave trade?

  1. Thomas Edison

  2. Isaac Newton

  3. James Watts

  4. Jacob Leupold


Correct Option: C

Many slaves worked on sugar and cotton plantations in the __________. 

  1. Middle East

  2. Two Americas

  3. Falkland Islands

  4. West Indies


Correct Option: D

Rope factories emerged in ________ by 1774.

  1. Manchester

  2. Liverpool

  3. Bristol

  4. Leeds


Correct Option: B

The East India Company was in operation during which time period?

  1. 17th century to early 19th century

  2. 17th century to late 20th century

  3. 17th century to late 19th century

  4. 17th century to early 20th century


Correct Option: A

Which was the vital material for Britain's growing industries?

  1. Wool

  2. Cotton

  3. Silk

  4. Jute


Correct Option: B

From where were slaves purchased by the British?

  1. Africa

  2. Arab States

  3. Both A and B

  4. Neither A nor B


Correct Option: C

To which regions were the slaves from Africa transported?

  1. Britain and France

  2. Spain and Portugal

  3. The two Americas

  4. The Middle East and South Asia


Correct Option: C

Slave trade was practiced by Britain in _______________. 

  1. 18th and 19th centuries

  2. 19th and 20th centuries

  3. 16th and 17th centuries

  4. 17th and 18th centuries


Correct Option: D

Who were the slaves sold off to by the British?

  1. Plantation owners

  2. Rich farmers

  3. Big industrialists

  4. Regular households


Correct Option: A