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they were both in the revolutionary war

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Q: What do the British empire and the American colonies have in common?
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Why did the American colonies declare their independence from british empire?

Some of the reasons the American colonies declared their independence from the British empire:The colonists were heavily taxedColonists had no say in their own affairsParliament made their laws


What colonial region did Virginia belong to?

Virginia was the first of British colonies to be settled in North America. It belonged to the British Empire and was located in the region known as the American South.


what countries were included in the American revolutionary war?

The British Empire, its American colonies, France as an ally of the colonials and German troops ('Hessians') who fought for the British.


What empire was located in the midst of the English colonies?

The British Empire was made up of all the British Colonies.


Taxes were imposed on the colonists?

Yes, there were many taxes imposed on the American colonies by the British Empire.


What country did the American colonies belong to before the American Revolutionary War?

Since the American colonies were not a united entity, they did not have a capital. I suppose the closest thing to that would be London, the capital of the British empire.


What is a centralized empire?

A centralized empire is a vast empire that has a single base power and several colonies. A strong example of this is the British empire. The British empire was ruled by the British parliament and Queen of England, however it had several colonies that made up the empire.


What was not a part of the British empire?

All non British, countries, colonies, territories or protectorates were not part of the British Empire.


What a factor that motivated American colonist to declare their independence from the the British empire?

Great Britain taxed the colonies, but did not allow them to participate in politics.


When the British empire was at its height which continents had British colonies?

At the British Empires Height it had colonies on EVERY continent in the world!!!! That is why there is a phrase saying "The sun never sets on the British Empire" that phrase was obviously said because there was always a piece of land which was controlled by the British empire in sunlight


Why were taxes implemented in the colonies?

Taxes were implemented in the British colonies of North America to help pay for the various wars the Empire was engaged in. Since the American colonies were among the wealthiest in the British Empire it made sense to Parliment to tax them to help pay the bills for the defense of the British Empire. The problem with this was that the colonies had often times had to defend themselves against Native Americans, the French and Spanish. It made little sense to Americans for them to have to pay to once to defend themselves and then pay again to defend an entire empire.


Did the colonies benefit from the british empire?

Well the 'colonies' did not exist before so yes.