Thursday, October 21, 2010

NEW ZEALAND

: New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses


: New Zealand became a separate colony from Britain in 1841, and passed their Constitution Act in 1852


: The empire got trade goods like spice, herbs, fabrics, rice, teaBigger and better empireOpium was a huge export from India, especially into China which created huge revenue for the British Empire.


: The independence of New Zealand was a gradual process that happened in stages rather than at a single step.


: The first known settlers were Eastern Polynesians who, according to most researchers, arrived by canoe in about AD 1250–1300. Some researchers have suggested an earlier wave of arrivals dating to as early as AD 50–150

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