yes but some are still remaining and have lived in Australia for years from generation to generation.
All non British, countries, colonies, territories or protectorates were not part of the British Empire.
The British colonial Empire had the largest colonial extent of all countries. It owned colonies on every continent, of course leaving out Antarctica.
The Commonwealth of Nations are all former colonies administrated/ruled by the United Kingdom. The British Empire 'evolved' into the Commonwealth of Nations after many of them gained independence.
In its Colonial Period (which gradually led to its establishment of a world-wide empire), Great Britain established colonies throughout the world. By far, however, North America hosted the most British colonies out of all the continents towards which its colonizing efforts were directed.
the British government had the final say over all the colonies
The British Empire was made up of all the British Colonies.
All non British, countries, colonies, territories or protectorates were not part of the British Empire.
The British colonial Empire had the largest colonial extent of all countries. It owned colonies on every continent, of course leaving out Antarctica.
Why was the Spanish Empire violent? Why was the Japanese Empire violent? All empires have to keep their colonies in order and if one revolts then force is often necessary. The British Empire was no different from any other empire in that respect.
The Commonwealth of Nations are all former colonies administrated/ruled by the United Kingdom. The British Empire 'evolved' into the Commonwealth of Nations after many of them gained independence.
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England believed that since parliament represented the British Empire as a whole, all the colonies of the British Empire were virtually represented in parliament, even though they did not have any real representatives specifically for any of them.
In its Colonial Period (which gradually led to its establishment of a world-wide empire), Great Britain established colonies throughout the world. By far, however, North America hosted the most British colonies out of all the continents towards which its colonizing efforts were directed.
the British government had the final say over all the colonies
They were part of the British Empire. When Mother England needed help, it called on its people from colonies all over the world.
They were all part of the British Empire
They have an official collaboration in the Commonwealth of Nations. This is an organization established by the United Kingdom to keep its influence in its colonies after World War II. The British Empire knew it would decline after this devastating war, but to keep its power and influence in its present empire, they created this organization in which all its colonies as the time were invited to join (Mozambique and Rwanda are members as well, although never were a part of the British Empire). All countries in the Commonwealth acknowledge the monarch of the UK as their head of state, which would currently by Queen Elizabeth II.