British America
British America denotes the English (1607 to 1707) or British (1707 to 1783) territories in North America (including Bermuda ), Central America , the Caribbean and Guyana from 1607 to 1783. Formally, the British colonies in North America until 1776 were called themselves the Thirteen Colonies declared independent, known as British America and the British West Indies . Thereafter, the term British North America was used to describe the rest of the British colonies in North America.
After the Peace of Paris , which ended British participation in the Seven Years War , the British colony was expanded significantly at the expense of Spain and France. At the beginning of the American War of Independence in 1775, the British Empire comprised twenty colonies north and east of the viceroyalty of New Spain (now Mexico and western USA). East and West Florida were ceded to Spain in the Peace of Paris (1783) , which ended the American Revolution. The remaining continental colonies formed the Dominion of Canada in 1867 . In 1949 the Dominion Newfoundland was united with Canada.
history
Between 1606 and 1670 a number of colonies were founded in North America by English individuals and companies, whose investors benefited from the speculation. They each received a royal charter from James I , Charles I , the Parliament and Charles II . The Virginia Company of London established Jamestown, Virginia as the first permanent settlement .
North American colonies 1775
The Thirteen Colonies
The Thirteen Colonies collectively formed the United States of America:
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- New England colonies
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- Southern colonies
The other British colonies
Several British colonies and territories were ceded to Spain (west and east Florida) and the United States. The remaining colonies form what is now Canada.
Territories that are now part of the United States:
- Province of East Florida
- Province of West Florida
- Indian territory
- Quebec Province (southwest of the Great Lakes )
British colonies and territories that are now part of Canada:
- Province of Québec (1763–1791) (northeast of the Great Lakes)
- Province of Nova Scotia
- Prince Edward Island
- Newfoundland Colony
- Rupert's Land
Colonies in the Caribbean and South America in 1783
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- Leeward Islands
- St. Kitts (de facto capital)
- Antigua
- Barbuda
- British Virgin Islands
- Montserrat
- Nevis
- Anguilla
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- Other possessions in the British West Indies
See also
- British colonization of America
- British Empire
- British colonies and protectorates
- British North America Act
- British North America
- British West Indies
- British overseas territories
literature
- Charles E. Orser Jr. (Ed.): Archaeologies of the British in Latin America. Springer International, Cham 2018, ISBN 978-3-319-95425-7 .
Individual evidence
- ^ A Summary View of the Rights of British America - Thomas Jefferson .
- ^ Charter Museum - Rhode Island - Nellie M. Gorbea. Retrieved March 31, 2018 .
- ↑ Charles II Granted Rhode Iceland New Charter . In: Christianity.com . ( christianity.com [accessed March 31, 2018]).