Aubree Mosby

British expansion was quite evident during the 16th century using a method known as 'imperialism' to extend the British territories and influence beyond the far east and west.

This had a major impact on communities, businesses, cultures, and social units all across the planet. The word 'empire' refers to a grouping of regions governed by a common king or government.

Kingdoms are established by the nations that seek to dominate territories beyond their territorial boundaries. Such territories might be a short distance or hundreds of kilometers apart.

The Roman empire, for example, spanned across Britain to Egypt between the first and fifth centuries A.D. All through history, colony developers have imported newcomers, habits, and regulations to their 'new' countries, and exploited the commodities because of their own advantage, at the cost of the indigenous groups of people — the very first folks who lived there.

This is referred to as 'colonialism.' The same happened to build the British empire.

The phrase 'British empire' refers to all of the countries that were historically controlled by Great Britain or the British government. The British empire began to expand overtime with its territorial claims over huge portions of Australia, North America, Asia, New Zealand, and Africa, along with pretty small regions of South and Central America.

Anglo-Saxons are known to have colonized Britain. Gold, coal, sapphires, and many other jewels were gained from Australia.

In 1982, Canada left the British empire to curb the economic power of France. Cecil Rhodes became the prime minister of South Africa in 1890.