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Which countries were British colonies?

Which countries were British colonies?

The British Empire in the Nineteenth Century

  • Canada.
  • Australia and New Zealand.
  • India.
  • Africa.
  • Imperial Britain.

How many countries were colonies by British?

Colonies, Protectorates and Mandates

Country Pre-independence name (different) Year of independence or first stage
Oman Sultanate of Muscat and Oman 1951
Pakistan British India 1947
Qatar British Qatari Protectorate 1971
Saint Lucia St Lucia, Windward Islands 1979

What are the 14 British overseas territories?

The British overseas territories (formerly known as British dependent territories or Crown colonies) are: Anguilla; Bermuda; British Antarctic Territory; British Indian Ocean Territory; British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; Falkland Islands; Gibraltar; Montserrat; Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands; St …

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Is New Zealand part of the UK?

As many others have remarked, Australia and New Zealand are not, and never were part of the UK. Being part of the Commonwealth does not imply that a nation is under UK jurisdiction. Australia and New Zealand recognise the same monarch as their head of state as do England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

What are the 4 countries of UK?

The United Kingdom (UK) is made up of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Where is Gibraltar?

Gibraltar, British overseas territory occupying a narrow peninsula of Spain’s southern Mediterranean coast, just northeast of the Strait of Gibraltar, on the east side of the Bay of Gibraltar (Bay of Algeciras), and directly south of the Spanish city of La Línea.

What countries did the British colonize?

Canada.

  • Australia and New Zealand.
  • India.
  • Africa.
  • Imperial Britain.
  • What were the colonies of Great Britain?

    British West Indies: Territories or Former Colonies of Great Britain. Those nations which were once known as being a part of the British West Indies (now known collectively as the Anglophone Caribbean ) include: Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago.

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    What countries are in the British Empire?

    Anguilla

  • Antigua
  • Bahamas
  • Barbados
  • Barbuda
  • Bermuda
  • British Virgin Islands
  • Cayman Islands
  • Dominica
  • Grenada
  • What were the former British colonies in Africa?

    Anglo-Egyptian

  • Basutoland
  • Balleland
  • Bechuanaland
  • British East Africa
  • British Somaliland
  • British Togoland
  • British Cameroons
  • British Egypt
  • Gambia Colony and Protectorate