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Black Hole of Calcutta Date

1756

Battle of Plassey Date

1757

Indian Mutiny Date

1857

India's Independence Date

1947

America gains Independence

1776

Raw material from Australia

Gold

Raw material from Canada

Wheat

Raw material from India

Silk, Calico, Spices

Raw Material from New Zealand

Lamb, Wool

Raw Material from Jamaica

Sugar

Maoris

Natives of New Zealand

Aborigines

Natives of Australia

Boer War

Conflict between Dutch and British

Thirteen Colonies

America before gaining independence

James Cook

Discovered Australia

Suraj Ud Daulah

Caused the Black Hole of Calcutta

Robert Clive

British General who defeated Suraj ud Daulah

David Livingstone

Explorer who went missing trying to find the source of River Nile