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British America and
the British West Indies[a]
1585–1783
Flag of British America
Top: Flag of Great Britain
Bottom: Colonial Red Ensign
Royal coat of arms of British America
Royal coat of arms
British colonies in continental North America (red) and the island colonies of the British West Indies of the Caribbean Sea (pink), after the French and Indian War (1754–1763) and before the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783)
British colonies in continental North America (red) and the island colonies of the British West Indies of the Caribbean Sea (pink), after the French and Indian War (1754–1763) and before the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783)
StatusColonies of England
(1585–1707)
Colonies of Scotland
(1629–1632)
Colonies of Great Britain
(1707–1783)
Religion
Anglicanism, Protestantism
GovernmentConstitutional monarchy with various colonial arrangements
Monarch 
• 1607–1625
James VI and I (first)
• 1760–1783
George III (last)
History 
• Colony of Virginia
1585
• Newfoundland Colony and Province of Avalon
1610
• Bermuda
1614
• Plymouth Council for New England (Massachusetts Bay Colony)
1620
• Province of Maryland
1632
• Colony of Jamaica
1655
• Rupert's Land
1670
• Treaty of Utrecht
1713
• Treaty of Paris (French and Indian War)
1763
• American Revolutionary War
1775–1783
• Treaty of Paris
1783
CurrencyPound sterling, Spanish dollar, bills of credit, commodity money, and many local currencies
Preceded by
Succeeded by
British America New France
British America New Netherland
British America New Sweden
British America Spanish Florida
British North America British America
Confederation period British America
Spanish Florida British America
British West Indies British America

British America comprised the colonial territories of the English Empire, and the successor British Empire, in the Americas from 1607 to 1783.[1] These colonies were formally known as British America and the British West Indies immediately prior to thirteen of the colonies seceding in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) and forming the United States of America.

After the conclusion of war in 1783, the term British North America was used to refer to the remainder of Great Britain's possessions in what became Canada, the British West Indies in reference to its various island territories, Belize, and Guyana. The term British North America was used in 1783, but it was more commonly used after the Report on the Affairs of British North America, published in 1839 and generally known as the Durham Report.


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  1. ^ "Rights: Thomas Jefferson, A Summary View of the Rights of British America". press-pubs.uchicago.edu.

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