They have never been part of England or Great Britain or the United Kingdom.
But they share the same monarch and are now Crown Dependencies.
The reason the Channel Islands never became part of the United Kingdom is because they are the remnants of what was once the Duchy of Normandy. with the loss of the rest of the Duchy by various Kings, it means that these Islands are held by the Crown as separate possessions.
One other little nugget of information about the Channel Islands concerns Sark, which was uninhabited until 1560's when it was granted a seigneurship by Elizabeth I , which still forms the basis of Sark's constitution today.
In reality, Bermuda did not actually choose to join the British Empire. They islands were forced to join or be conquered.
Grenada officially became a part of the British empire in 1833. It remained a part of the British Windward Islands Administration until 1958.
large profits from the slave trade
The Caribbean began to be incorporated into the British Empire in the early 17th century, with the establishment of the first British colony on Saint Kitts in 1624. Over the following decades, the British expanded their presence throughout the region, acquiring key territories such as Barbados in 1625 and Jamaica in 1655. By the 18th century, the Caribbean had become a significant part of the British Empire, with numerous islands under British control, primarily for sugar production and trade.
The Channel Islands is the last remnant of England's medieval empire in France.
The Channel Islands is the last remnant of England's medieval empire in France.
Jamaica became apart of the British empire in 1943.
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The empire got trade goods like spice, herbs, fabrics, rice, tea Bigger and better empire Opium was a huge export from India, especially into China which created huge revenue for the British Empire.
Some of the following are part of the current listing of current British overseas territories: Anguilla, Bermuda, British Antarctic Territory, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, St Helena South, Georgia, Caicos Islands, Australia, New Zealand, Canada
There are currently 14 territories belonging to the British Empire. Anguilla, Bermuda, British Antarctic Territory, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, St Helena, South Georgia and the Sound Sandwich Islands, the Sovereign base areas of Akrotiri and Dhekalia on Cyprus and the Turks and Caicos Islands. Places like New Zealand and Australia still see the Queen as the monarchy, but they have their own government, and are part of the commonwealth.
Ghana became part of the British Empire in 1900 after the final Ashanti war.