You didn't give a list of options. The British had an empire which expanded across the globe, and the list would be a very long one of former British colonies. Ireland, Cyprus, Zimbabwe (nee Rhodesia), South Africa, Palestine, Jordan, Egypt, the Sudan, Singapore, Canada, the United States, a good portion of the Caribbean, Australia... those are just a few.
The British Raj
a crawl
British North AmericaYes, it was called British North America. This was to designate where we now call Canada. It was called British North America because the British had control over hear and it was to the North of America (It still is). The AcadiansIf you are wondering about the Acadians they lived in where we now call Atlantic Canada but they call Acadia. The Acadians were French Immigrants/Settlers.
Empire Loyalists
The British called it Northern Rhodesia.
I'm not sure, but you may have this backward, Rhodesia which was a British colony became Zimbabwe in 1980. I'm not sure, but you may have this backward, Rhodesia which was a British colony became Zimbabwe in 1980.
Zimbabwe was known as Rhodesia until it gained its independance from the UK in 1980.Southern Rhodesiasouthern Rhodesia, RhodesiaRhodesiaSouthern Rhodesia, RhodesiaNorthern and Southern RhodesiaRhodesiaFormerly Southern Rhodesia.Rhodesia. It was named after colonialist, diamond minerFormerly known as Southern Rhodesia, the Republic of Rhodesia, Zimbabwe Rhodesia, or just Rhodesia.Rhodesia. It was named after colonialist, diamond monger and all round british hero cecil rhodes.
The British colony known as the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland included Southern Rhodesia, Northern Rhodesia, and Nyasaland. Northern Rhodesia became Zambia and Nyasaland became Malawi after dissolution on December 31, 1963. Southern Rhodesia became Rhodesia in 1965 and then became Zimbabwe Rhodesia in 1979 and finally became Zimbabwe in 1980.
Southern Rhodesia was a self-governing British colony that was known as Rhodesia in 1965 after its Unilateral Declaration of Independence. Since 1980 it has been called Zimbabwe.
Southern Rhodesia, named for Cecil Rhodes
Zimbabwe
Rhodesia. However, up unitl independence, when Zambia was still known as Northern Rhodesia, Rhodesia was then known as Southern Rhodesia. Prior to that N. Rhodesia (Zambia), S. Rhodeisa (Zimbabwe) and Nyasaland (Malawi) were part of the Central African Federation.
It had no official name before Rhodesia.
Cecil John Rhodes and the British colonized Rhodesia in 1890 until 1980.
Zimbabwe used to be called Rhodesia. Zimbabwe used to be called Rhodesia.
It was called "Rhodesia", after Cecil Rhodes.