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British colonial America is a term used by British historians to describe the years of 1585 – 1783 where the English sent colonists, convicts, adventurists, and religious dissenters to the Americas. Over time most of the colonies rebelled against the crown. | British colonial America is a term used by British historians to describe the years of 1585 – 1783 where the English sent colonists, convicts, adventurists, and religious dissenters to the Americas. Over time most of the colonies rebelled against the crown. | ||
===History of British colonial America=== | ===History of British colonial America=== | ||
The British (which includes England and Scotland) colonization of the Americas began in 1585 in Roanoke Island, off the coast of the future state of North Carolina, reached its peak in the eighteenth century, when colonies had been established throughout all three Americas. The British colonial American empire came to rival the Spanish American colonies in military and economic might.<br> | The British (which includes England and Scotland) colonization of the Americas began in 1585 in Roanoke Island, off the coast of the future state of North Carolina, reached its peak in the eighteenth century, when colonies had been established throughout all three Americas. The British colonial American empire came to rival the Spanish American colonies in military and economic might.<br> | ||
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