When British warships sailed up to the colony in 1664 ... It’s interesting to speculate what the United States would look like today if the smaller colonies in North America had survived. Potentially, ...

From 1619 on, not long after the first settlement, the need for colonial labor ... annually on British ships. 1700s: Almost half of the slaves coming to North America arrive in Charleston.

How did the British colonies become so successful? Because the British colonized North America in much greater numbers than the Dutch and French, they proved to be more successful. As a result, the ...

Step back in time to British-inspired towns in America for a taste of English charm without leaving the country. Experience ...

"If you claim that America has its foundational culture ... This is part of a series across the BBC about the legacies of British colonial rule and how it is still affecting people today: My ...

The British Empire eventually took in about ... and rising sea levels. Britain ruled its American colonies for nearly 200 ...

The Colonial Era living history museum in Williamsburg, Virginia, offers an enlightening portrait of life in ...

the British colonies lay the groundwork for a system of racial slavery which generate profits that ensure the colonies' growth and survival. While the American colonies challenge Britain for ...

By the 1860s, Britain was growing tired of maintaining its colonies. The costs, especially of defending British North America, were burdens that a growing number of British politicians could do ...

Reparations have never been paid to those who were enslaved or their descendants and this is why campaigners’ demands for it ...

These accounts are rare: few letters sent by emigrants during the colonial period exist ... and provide new insights into the mechanisms of the British-American migration, especially the organization ...

LONDON, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Some British Labour lawmakers on Sunday accused Prime Minister Keir Starmer of having a "colonial mindset" and trying to silence nations pushing for discussions on ...