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.

According to maps and historic documents, there were seven of these British redoubts in St. Augustine when Florida was a British colony in the 1700s. Archaeologist Katherine Sims said there's ...

The British Empire had its origins in the late 1500s. In 1585, Queen Elizabeth I gave Walter Raleigh permission to set up a colony close colony A country, state or territory ruled over by another ...

In 1912, the British Empire held sway over 412 million people, ... The map does not only show Britain’s colonies, but all lands invaded by the country which include France, ...

According to maps and historic documents, there were seven of these British redoubts in St. Augustine when Florida was a British colony in the 1700s. Archaeologist Katherine Sims said there's ...