The British Empire

By the late 17th century The British Empire started shaping out as they took settlement in North America and in many islands in the Caribbean. Colonialism is the expansion and settlement of a nation into another territory. Also known as the Transatlantic Slave Trade, The Atlantic slave trade was slave trading that took place across the Atlantic Ocean that began in the 16th century that lasted until the 19th century. The British Empire saw the world as being filled with many resources. They also felt as if they were doing the world a favor by influencing religion and civilized way of life.