They did this so that is would benifit the British colony......
Carolina split into North and South.
In 1777 the British planned to conquer and isolate the New England colony.
The first British colony in Nova Scotia was on Cape Breton Island in 1629.
In the 1600's the British established the colony of British Honduras, which is now Belize. The British also occupied the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua.
The Battle of Camden was fought in the American colony of New Jersey. It was fought between the British Army and the Continental Army of the British colony in North America.
Georgia
Virginia colony split into West Virginia and Virginia.
The Province of Carolina was separated in 1729
Carolina
Quebec and Arcadia
Virginia colony split into West Virginia and Virginia.
North/South Carolina. He founded this colony to setup a new colony based upon social classes. this project failed and divided into two parts.
india and pakistan
No it was not a British colony.
religion
There can be two answers to this question. The classical answer is Jamestown, as being the first successful colony established by the British, the other being the colony established in Roanoke (spelling?). This colony mysteriously disappeared for no reason at all, thus the reason for the two way answer.
why the philippine become a british colony