1. British colonial expansion began in the 16th century, after the victory of the English over the Spanish Armada in 1588.
2. The British Empire expand into China by the 19th century.
3. The British Empire population in 1899 consisted of more than 400 million people.
4. Around 12 million Africans sailed to the American colonies as slaves.
5. William Wilberforce was a British politician.
