Map: The British Colonies By the early 1600s, England was eager to gain a colonial foothold on the North American continent. The first enduring settlement was founded at Jamestown in Virginia in 1607.

Map: The Revolutionary Era. Around 1750, the British mainland American colonies had a population of approximately 1.5 million. ... The spirit of the age was not lost on African Americans, ...

As Black History Month celebrates the African-American cultural narrative this February, rarely is it considered that America’s neighbor to the north has a thriving community of Afro-Canadians ...