Check out the list below of the sovereign ... dates of independence. The British Empire eventually took in about 25% of all ...

How did Britain make money from the 13 colonies? The vast network of trade links built up by the British led them all to America. Trade played a large role in England's economy during the 17th and ...

Two ex-British colonies ditched the Pound Sterling as their ... to the financial system and new trading treaties changed all that. Canada and Australia dumped the British Pound and took up their ...

There is a very complete index, and at the end of each chapter there is a list of books and publications ... A Historical Geography of the British Colonies. By C. P. Lucas Vol.

Around 1750, the British mainland American colonies had a population of approximately ... 1780: Pennsylvania declares that all black children born slaves will be freed at age 28.

Since we penned the article last week about Patents for the Colonies ... of all the patents there which are. granted only to residents and citizens." We affirm that it is the duty of the British ...

The war involved people from all over the world ... At that time, India included both Pakistan and Bangladesh. British Colonies sent soldiers from five different continents: Europe, North America ...

The Pound was the dominant international currency up until the 1940s but changes to the financial system and new trading ...