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In 1620 when the colonies began shipping took months and the people in the colonies had a lot of natural resources to use. It was easier to make and produce products locally than to ship items. Also the British government controlled products shipped in/out the colonies and what could be bought or sold to whom. They wanted to make sure enemies of the British government didn't get money and goods from British colonies.
were not represented in the british parliament
were not represented in the British Parliament
Did the british governments overreact to the colonal protesis .by issuing the intolerable
They were subjects of the British Monarchy.
Most of these Caribbean islands are not financially wealthy enough to provide for themselves in an economically effective way. As a result, they would rather have the British government provide a stable economy, good jobs, good sanitation, and other things rather than tough it out on their own like many other Caribbean countries do.
Caribbean Countries that were once British Colonies are: Jamaica Trinidad & Tobago Barbados Bahamas 5.St. Kitts & Nevis British Virgin Islands Turks and Caicos (Although Guyana is not Geographically located in the Caribbean relations with Caribbean brethren may make it seem so. Especially since Guyana was also a British Colony.) British Honduras Now known as Belize Dominica Grenada St. Lucia
it was the same as the BritishObviously the the governments of many former British colonies are base on the British system of government and law. That and in some instances influences that came from the original culture and religion.
the British government had the final say over all the colonies
There has been 5 countries British, French, Spain, British colonies, and french colonies.
were not represented in the british parliament
the colonies paid tax to british but had no repersenatives there
Belize and Guyana as former British colonies and Suriname as a former Dutch colony have many cultural ties to islands [the West Indies] colonized by the British and Dutch in the Caribbean Sea. The Caribbean Sea washes upon Belize's coastline.All three countries belong to the economic organization Caribbean Community [CARICOM]. CARICOM's headquarters are in Georgetown, Guyana. All three countries also belong to the Association of Caribbean States [ACS]. The ACS emphasizes the Caribbean region to promote cooperation in natural disasters, tourism, trade, and transport.
the French
it allowed the colonies to become their own countries as a part of the British Commonwealth
Charles Spencer Salmon has written: 'The Caribbean Confederation ... A plan for the union of the fifteen British West Indian colonies' -- subject(s): Blacks, Politics and government 'The Caribbean Confederation. A Plan for the Union of the Fifteen British West Indian Colonies, Preceded by an Account of the Past and Present Condition ... and the African Races Inhabiting Them' 'The crown colonies of Great Britain' -- subject(s): Technical education, Colonies, Reciprocity (Commerce), Depressions 'The Crown Colonies of Great Britain' -- subject(s): Accessible book, Colonies, Administration
the british had 9 colonies in the caribbean:bahamas, st kitts, nevis, montserrat, dominica, st vincent, grenada, the grenadies, belize.