By the 18th century, 45,000 Africans are transported annually on British ships. 1700s: Almost half of the slaves coming to North America arrive in Charleston. Many stay in South Carolina to work ...

During this time Britain lost and gained colonies. During the early years of the British Empire, 13 colonies in North America were established by the British. These colonies went to war against ...

Around 1750, the British mainland American colonies had a population of approximately 1.5 million. In addition to settlers from Great Britain, a steady stream of German immigrants began to arrive ...

The colonies forming that empire may be divided into two classes. The first class includes those colonies that possess responsible government, such as Canada, the Australian colonies, New Zealand ...

A team of cartographers at British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has re-produced a high-resolution updated map of the sub-Antarctic ... of visitor sites and wildlife colonies. (BAS) ...

Q: Why are so many counties and cities in the original 13 colonies still named after British nobility? Dan Vesco | Haymarket, Virginia It’s hard to say for sure why specific places weren’t ...