It's earliest colonies were in America and dated from the 16th century.Virginia was the first.Having taken other parts of America -James Town, North and South Carolina and others ,India then Canada, Britain then colonised Australia and New Zealand and China as well as various islands in the South seas and spice islands.There are still one or two small islands remaining in what was the empire, but the state of 'Great Britain' still tries to subjugate the individual nations of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, by keeping on the outmoded tag of "Britain"along with Scottish Gordon Brown the Prime Minister 's insistence on the flying in England of the Union Flag or " Butchers apron" as it was known in the colonies.
Nowadays most people in England realise that the poor of their country were abused as much as those in the colonies.
Britain used Pounds, Shillings and Pence as their currency for many years. There were 12 Pence to the Shilling and 20 Shillings to the Pound. Many British Colonies and countries of the British Empire/Commonwealth also used Pounds, Shillings and Pence.
After the war, many loyalists moved to Canada. But most did not want to live in a French culture.To avoid problems , Great Britain divided the land into two colonies, upper canada and lower canada.
Thomas Paine called for a revolution and he challenged the colonists to cut their ties with the British government. He wrote that people should rule themselves.
The French and Indian War. There are to many to list,Britain has won many many battles and wars over thousands of years of history.
3, 12, or 13 colonies
when did england take over the 13 colonies
Salutary neglect
Salutary neglect
Salutary neglect
Britain no longer has any colonies
Thirteen
Great Britain increased taxes on many items in the colonies.
In 1914 it had 38 colonies!!:D
13 colonies were successfully established by Britain by 1776.
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The colonies' major complaints were that there was too much political control from Britain, as well as too many taxes, and a lack of independence in governing the colonies. The colonies also wanted to have tighter control over the native population. The solution was for the colonies to break ties with Britain and subservience to the monarchy.
Many features of the American economy that strained the relationship between the colonies and Britain existed. One of the strongest points of contention was the colonies resistance to paying taxes to Britain without proper representation.