The 13 original colonies of the United States were the foundation of what would become a new nation, born from a blend of ambition, conflict and compromise. These colonies stretched along the Atlantic ...

How did Britain make money from the 13 colonies? The vast network of trade links built ... Growing grains is the main source of income for the Middle Colonies. The British Empire was powerful without ...

The British Empire eventually took in about 25% of all the land on earth. It acquired its colonies through a mixture of ...

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 ...

It lost South Africa and its Indian trading posts to the British, but retained control of the Dutch ... There would not be an American Revolution that united all of the 13 colonies that became the ...

The British Empire began in the 1500s, under Elizabeth I’s rule. The empire grew to rule over 400 million people, having a significant impact on people in Britain and the colonies. British ...

Their colonies sent supplies ... Official portraits of Queen Mary and King George V in 1914. The British Empire was ruled by the Royal Family. It’s the same family that reigns today and the ...

The word “empire” may be dropped British honours as part of reforms reportedly being considered by royal officials. Under the ...

Dozens of former British colonies are challenging their old colonial rulers to make amends for slavery and other injustices suffered under the British Empire. The idea of reparations was floated at ...