"Canada" as a colony was never completely controlled by the British until the French capitulated New France on September 8th, 1760. However, Canada first became a colony in 1497 when John Cabot first landed and "claimed" the land in the name of Henry VII, then King of England. Canada officially became the "federal Dominion of Canada" on July 1st, 1867, marking the end of (overt) British rule over the Head of Government (the British monarch is the Head of State in Canada to this day). So officially a British colony: 1760-1867 European dominion: 1497-1760
Beijing was free after its 1928 liberation until the Second Sino-Japanese War, in which the city fell on July 29, 1937. It was made the seat of the Provisional Government of the Republic of China a puppet government of Japanese-occupied China.
They thought it would be over by Christmas..... It lasted from August 1914 to November 1918
I think it is fair, at least I hope it is, to say that Britain did well for the Empire. I also hope that those who were subjected to British rule, for as long as it lasted, do not feel that the British are too bad a lot. I am British, but I do not see myself now as a master of anything other than a small piece of real estate in UK. It was the way things were then. I am not going to be apologetic about what the British did, yes, we didn't get it right all the time. But it is the thrust of my point that there have been many, far worse Imperial powers in history. In some instances Britain did benefit its colonies. And if all you think we did was to spread Cricket & Christianity then there are worse things than those in this world.
The Seven Years' War lasted from 1756-1763. It involved many of the great powers of the time. See 'related links' for more information.
90 years
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Please clarify what you mean by why did the british last.
Yes, the Hudson Bay Company actually adminstered over an early form of government in Oregon. This lasted into the late 1840s when US settlers started to outnumber the British residents.
When you hear people talk about "the Obama administration" or "President Obama's administration," they are referring to the people who work directly for the president; they are the men and women he chose to assist him in performing various duties in the government -- his vice president, the members of his cabinet, his advisers, etc.
The Taiping Rebellion was the result of a rebel government in Southeastern China lasted. It was one of the world's most bloodiest civil wars and lasted from 1851-1864.
400 years
A monarchy that lasted for 244 years.
It lasted a total of 16 days, before it was finally ended on the 16th of October, late in the evening.
From about 500 bc to 321 bc was how long the Athenian direct democracy lasted
The constitution was the outcome. It created the government that has lasted to this day.
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