This was literally true by the early 20th century when British colonies spanned the globe. After World War II, a victorious ...

These colonies stretched along the Atlantic coast, from New Hampshire in the north to Georgia in the south. But how did these British colonies evolve into the United States of America? Let’s ...

It spread from the Americas to include colonies in Africa, Asia and Australasia. During this time Britain lost and gained colonies. During the early years of the British Empire, 13 colonies in ...

By the 18th century, 45,000 Africans are transported annually on British ships. 1700s: Almost half of the slaves coming to North America arrive in Charleston. Many stay in South Carolina to work ...

The nationalist movements in Africa made it more difficult for the British government to keep power in Africa through its colonies after 1948. In Ghana there was a lot of unrest in the Accra riots ...

The territory had become a British colony in 1858. United Province of Canada The colonies each had a separate government with locally elected representatives, although all were still subject to ...

Around 1750, the British mainland American colonies had a population of approximately 1.5 million. In addition to settlers from Great Britain, a steady stream of German immigrants began to arrive ...