ENGLAND

By: Alex Ariagno, Devin Hood, Corey Furtado, Joe

Carreira

Period: G

History Of England • The expansion of English

power was such that, by 1700, England was the world's leading navy power and the most important colonial power in North America; by the end of the Seven Years' War in 1763, England was the strongest state in the world.

History (Cont.)• The religious and

political changes of England transformed the nature of its political culture and therefore created the character of the state that was to become the most important in the world and this helped the development.

History (Cont.)

• The development of the English language and vocabulary greatly expanded. English replaced Latin and Norman French as the language of the Bible and with the plays of William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

Political History • Flag: Cross of St George

• Capital City: London

• Currency: Pound Sterling(£)

• Official Language: English

• Nationality :English and British

• Motto: Dieu et mon droit (God and my right)

Government• Type: Constitutional monarchy.

• Constitution: Unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice.

• Political parties: Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrats, UK Independence Party, British National Party, Green Party. Also, in Scotland, Scottish National Party; Ulster Unionist Party, Social Democratic and Labour Party, Democratic Unionist Party, Sinn Fein, Alliance Party, Progressive Unionist Party.

• Suffrage: British subjects and citizens of other Commonwealth countries and the Irish Republic resident in the U.K., at 18.

Government Officials • Head of State--Queen Elizabeth II

• Prime Minister (Head of Government)--David Cameron

• (Conservative Party)Deputy Prime Minister--Nick Clegg (Liberal Democrat Party)

• Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs--William Hague

• Ambassador to the U.S.--Nigel Sheinwald

Queen Elizabeth II

Political Conditions • The Labour government that

had been in power since 1997, first under Prime Minister Tony Blair and then under his successor, Gordon Brown, lost its majority in the House of Commons in the May 6, 2010 election. For the first time since 1974, no party was able to win a full majority in the Commons, which led to several days of intense disagreements between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats.

Social History • The social society of England before about 4000

B.C. was a hunter gatherer lifestyle but after 4000 B.C. it leaned more towards farming and not hunting as much

• All stone circles, burial mounds and monuments had to make out of stone with a process called Stonehenge. This process made men spend most of there time working on the stones relying on many other people to support them with there farming

• The collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century left a huge affect on there community. The late medieval times of England was sought to be called the Feudalism times

• Major advances in farming made agriculture more productive and freed up people to work in industry

• The Industrial revolution did not only make existing cities grow but small market towns became cities simply by the weight of population

Economic History • GDP:$2.247 trillion.

Annual growth rate: +1.25%.Per capita GDP: $36,120

• Natural resources: Coal, oil, natural gas, tin, limestone, iron ore, salt, clay, chalk, gypsum, lead, silica.

• Mixed Economic System • Was agricultural until the 18th century

when we saw the Industrial Revolution take over

• More tourists was a major lift in economy, because of the rich history many people want to visit

• Weak at manufacturing • They are bringing in more materials

and products than they can get rid of • England imports much more than

they export

Milestones • 409: End of the Roman rule in Britain • 1139-1153: Civil war in England • 1259: Treaty of Paris between England

and France • 1337: The Hundred Years’ war begins • 1611: Publications of Authorized Version

of the Bible • 1620: Pilgrim Fathers sail to New

England • 1773: Boston Tea Party, American

colonists protest against the East India Company’s monopoly of tea exports to America.

• 1965: Capital punishment abolished in Britain

Saki’s The Interlopers• This story is about Ulrich

von Gradwitz, and Georg Znaeym have been enemies. Both of their grandfathers fought over a piece of forestland. The courts ruled that the Gradwitz family’s favor, the Znaeym family never accepted the ruling. The two grown men are determined to put an end to this fued by killing their enemy.

Works Cited

• http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/britain/england_facts.htm

• http://historyofengland.typepad.com/• http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/

empire_seapower/barbados_01.shtml• http://www.marts100.com/

england_faq.htm

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XJCOmcKadQ