for how long did Britain occupy america?

Question

for how long was Britain in control of America?

then why is the 4th of july is the independence day?? independence from whom?

Answer 1

Great Britain first settled a colony in North America in 1584 at Roanoke, Virginia, but the first permanent colony was Jamestown, Virginiua, in 1607. Eventually, the British amassed 13 colonies in North America that would eventually become the United States after they declared independence from Britain on July 4, 1776. That takes care of British holdings that eventually became the United States, but they had plenty of other holdings in the Americas as well. There were many holdings in Canada, such as Newfoundland, and eventually, the British obtained more from the French and ended up in control of Canada. Britain also has controlled various other places in North and South America as well. A lot of British colonies in America are part of the Commonwealth of Nations, and, as the queen is the head of the Commonwealth, in a way the British still occupy (or at least have an influence over) parts of the Americas.

Answer 2

Britain did not "occupy" america. America did not exist yet. In 1776 the Declaration if Independence was signed. The idea was that the thirteen colonies wanted to be an independent nation and not be under british rule. Afte three years of fighting, they managed to chase the British out and the United States of America was born. Independence Day celebrates the signing of that declaration. Those colonies were initially started in 1620. So the British controlled that territory for 156 years.

Answer 3

It would depend on a clarification of your original question. If you are asking how long the British occupied the United States, the answer would be-they never did. They colonised a land that they thought of as unoccupied(they didn't count the Native Americans as people). The British who were living in the colonies eventually decided to revolt against what they saw as 'taxation w/o representation' and declared their independence from Mother England. This declaration was read out on July 4, 1776; traditionally known as "Independence Day'. Someone needs to pick up a book on American history (no offense to Canadians).

Answer 4

First permanent English settlement in America - 1607 (Jamestown)

Start of Revolutionary War against British rule - 1775 (April 19, Lexington, MA)

American colonies' declaration of independence from the British crown - 1776 (July 4 was when the final draft of the document was approved by the Second Continental Congress)

Signing of peace treaty ending the Revolutionary War and recognizing the sovereignty of the United States - 1783 (Treaty of Paris)

So there was an official British presence in America from 1607 until about 1783, when the Treaty of Paris formally cast off British rule.

Answer 5

Although the British's first landing in the area which would became the United States was in the late 16th century (during the reigh of Queen Elisabeth after whom the region which would became the US state of Virginia was fist called in that name for that Queen was known as the "Virgin Queen" and so Virginia, after her ) the first permament British (and for that matter European) settlement in that area was in 1607 during the reign of her successor James I of England (and VI of Scotland) and so the settlement was named accordigly as Jamestown after him. The British "occupation" was ended officialy in 1783 after the treaty of Versailles in the US declared as a sovereign nation. But in order to achieve that
"the colonists of the 13 colonies" as the Americans were known in that time for the US were formed from these 13 British colonies they had to wage rebellion (or Independence War, choose the term which you like) against the mother country that is, against the British. The official start of this war (and subsequently ,National day for the emerging US nation) was in 4 of July 1776 when representatives of the 13 colonies met and signed the Declaration of Independence which started with the words "We, the people" and in which it was declared the severance of the connections between these colonies and the Kingdom of Great Britain

Answer 6

Right up until 1867, when Canada became an independent nation. And many islands in the Caribbean were British colonies up until recently.

I'm assuming that you mean North America, naturally. The US does not occupy the whole continent.

Answer 7

1607 with the settlement of Jamestown, VA to July 4, 1776 with the signing of the Declaration of Independence, which declared the colonies free and independent states.

Answer 8

I'm interested in this as well

Answer 9

They never did. I don't think they even occupy Britain anymore.

Answer 10

Interesting question!