the British Empire

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	the British Empire
	Advantages Infrastructure - Britain gave its colonies better developments to the country, such as better roads and railways Language - Through the Empire, the English language spread, allowing people to communicate using one language Culture - The trade system allowed people to come to Britain, bringing their culture with them, making Britain's more diverse Democracy - Britain brought the idea of democracy to its colonies and helped them to build their own Commonwealth - The Commonwealth provided the old colonies with help and support after the Empire era Law and Order - The Empire brought their law system with them, improving the colonies' systems, even up to now Education - The Empire brought their education system with them, improving the children's education	Disadvantages Culture - British culture was forced on to the colonists, while the original culture was banned, ignored and forgotten Economies - The colonies' economy was falling because most of the profit of goods go back to Britain Soldiers - The colonies had to provide soldiers who fought and died for Britain. The soldiers wouldn't have had to fight and die without the Empire. Religion - The missionaries sent with the Empire forced Christianity to the colonists, stopping the practice of other religions Disease - The British brought with them new diseases to the faraway colonies, killing lots and lots of people as they are unused to it Theft - The Empire just took the land and resources from the colonies, leading to the near-extinction of many indigenous tribes, such as the Aborigines Slavery - African slaves were taken to America to be sold
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the British Empire

Advantages

Infrastructure - Britain gave its colonies better developments to the country, such as better roads and railways
Language - Through the Empire, the English language spread, allowing people to communicate using one language
Culture - The trade system allowed people to come to Britain, bringing their culture with them, making Britain's more diverse
Democracy - Britain brought the idea of democracy to its colonies and helped them to build their own
Commonwealth - The Commonwealth provided the old colonies with help and support after the Empire era
Law and Order - The Empire brought their law system with them, improving the colonies' systems, even up to now
Education - The Empire brought their education system with them, improving the children's education

Disadvantages

Culture - British culture was forced on to the colonists, while the original culture was banned, ignored and forgotten
Economies - The colonies' economy was falling because most of the profit of goods go back to Britain
Soldiers - The colonies had to provide soldiers who fought and died for Britain. The soldiers wouldn't have had to fight and die without the Empire.
Religion - The missionaries sent with the Empire forced Christianity to the colonists, stopping the practice of other religions
Disease - The British brought with them new diseases to the faraway colonies, killing lots and lots of people as they are unused to it
Theft - The Empire just took the land and resources from the colonies, leading to the near-extinction of many indigenous tribes, such as the Aborigines
Slavery - African slaves were taken to America to be sold