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It is the Northern Americas which Britain occupied the most.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe British had colonies in North America, Africa, Australia, South America, and Asia.
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Colonies of the british empire never extended to which continent in some point in history?
Antarctica was the only continent without a British connection during its Empire stage.
Where did the british empire control an entire continent?
north America The British Empire controlled an entire continent in Australia. The British Empire was the largest empire in history.
What is the difference between the first and the second british empire?
The First Empire revolved primarily, but not exclusively, around the settler colonies of the Americas. These would be termed the Thirteen Colonies and would gain their independence from Britain in 1783. The Second Empire then developed from the remnants of the First - particularly India - and were added to during the Napoleonic Wars and then throughout the nineteenth century and even into the beginning of the twentieth century. It is this Second, predominantly Victorian, Empire that most people associate with the British Empire.
How did Australia's early history differ from that of other British colonies?
Australia was the only one of Great Britain's colonies to be established by a mix of convicts, marines and officers. While convicts were sent to other colonies, such as North Anerica and parts of he West Indies, they were not the ones who founded these colonies. Also, Australia was the only entire continent to be eventually colonised by the British Empire, even though this colonisation took place over a period of five decades. No other country claimed any part of the continent (although the French did state they made a formal claim in the west, the evidence of which was never found).
How did the British empire lose land?
Why did The British Empire lose their land?
Colonies of the british empire never extended to which continent in some point in history?
Antarctica was the only continent without a British connection during its Empire stage.
The English colonies were located in which continents?
The British Empire encompassed every continent.
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
Extent of the British colonial empire?
The British colonial Empire had the largest colonial extent of all countries. It owned colonies on every continent, of course leaving out Antarctica.
Where did the british empire control an entire continent?
north America The British Empire controlled an entire continent in Australia. The British Empire was the largest empire in history.
What empire was located in the midst of the English colonies?
The British Empire was made up of all the British Colonies.
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.
Were the 13 American colonies considered a continent?
The thirteen British-American colonies were part of the North American continent. They were never considered to be a separate continent.
What was not a part of the British empire?
All non British, countries, colonies, territories or protectorates were not part of the British Empire.
Which continent had the greatest number british colonies?
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.
Did the colonies benefit from the british empire?
Well the 'colonies' did not exist before so yes.
How did the British Empire treat its colonies in the South Pacific differently from its colonies in India?
it allowed the colonies to become their own countries as a part of the British Commonwealth
