British colonies
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The British colonies were overseas territories under the sovereignty and administration of the United Kingdom that formed the core of the British Empire and spanned regions across Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Oceania.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British Empire territories | 1 |
| British colonies canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5451396 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: British colonies Context triple: [Sterling area, keyMember, British colonies]
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A.
British America
British America was the collective term for Britain’s colonies in North America and the Caribbean prior to the independence of the United States and other territories.
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British Dominions
The British Dominions were semi-autonomous territories within the British Empire, such as Canada and Australia, that recognized the British monarch as their head of state while gradually developing self-governing institutions.
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C.
European colonial empires
European colonial empires were vast overseas dominions established and controlled by European powers from the early modern period onward, characterized by territorial conquest, resource extraction, and political domination of colonized regions across the globe.
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D.
Colonarie
Colonarie is a small village in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, known as the birthplace of Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves.
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E.
British colonists
British colonists were settlers and administrators from Britain who established and governed colonies across North America and other parts of the world, profoundly shaping local societies, economies, and Indigenous relations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: British colonies Target entity description: The British colonies were overseas territories under the sovereignty and administration of the United Kingdom that formed the core of the British Empire and spanned regions across Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Oceania.
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A.
British America
British America was the collective term for Britain’s colonies in North America and the Caribbean prior to the independence of the United States and other territories.
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B.
British Dominions
The British Dominions were semi-autonomous territories within the British Empire, such as Canada and Australia, that recognized the British monarch as their head of state while gradually developing self-governing institutions.
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C.
European colonial empires
European colonial empires were vast overseas dominions established and controlled by European powers from the early modern period onward, characterized by territorial conquest, resource extraction, and political domination of colonized regions across the globe.
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D.
Colonarie
Colonarie is a small village in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, known as the birthplace of Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves.
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E.
British colonists
British colonists were settlers and administrators from Britain who established and governed colonies across North America and other parts of the world, profoundly shaping local societies, economies, and Indigenous relations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (75)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former colonies
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overseas territories ⓘ political entity collection ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Board of Trade and Plantations
NERFINISHED
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British government NERFINISHED ⓘ Colonial Office NERFINISHED ⓘ local colonial governors ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Atlantic slave trade
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
exploitation of indigenous peoples ⓘ missionary activity ⓘ settler colonialism ⓘ |
| beganToForm | 16th century ⓘ |
| coreOf | British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declinedIn | 20th century ⓘ |
| decolonizationWave | post–World War II decolonization ⓘ |
| expandedRapidlyIn |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ |
| governanceForm |
Crown colony
ⓘ
charter colony ⓘ mandated territory ⓘ proprietary colony ⓘ protectorate ⓘ trust territory ⓘ |
| hadEconomicRole |
plantation agriculture
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resource extraction ⓘ strategic naval bases ⓘ trade and mercantilism ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
19th century
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20th century ⓘ Age of Discovery NERFINISHED ⓘ early modern period ⓘ |
| included |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British India NERFINISHED ⓘ Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Cyprus NERFINISHED ⓘ Egypt (as a British protectorate) NERFINISHED ⓘ Fiji NERFINISHED ⓘ Gibraltar NERFINISHED ⓘ Hong Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ Malaya NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhodesia NERFINISHED ⓘ Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ Thirteen Colonies in North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedPolicy |
colonialism
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imperialism ⓘ mercantilism ⓘ |
| languageInfluence | English language ⓘ |
| leftLegacyIn |
administrative structures of former colonies
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education systems of former colonies ⓘ legal systems of former colonies ⓘ transport and infrastructure networks in former colonies ⓘ |
| legalSystemInfluence | English common law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Africa
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Americas NERFINISHED ⓘ Asia ⓘ Caribbean ⓘ Middle East ⓘ Oceania ⓘ |
| partOf | British Empire ⓘ |
| preceded | Commonwealth of Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousInfluence | Protestant Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn | creation of many modern sovereign states ⓘ |
| sovereignOver | local populations in colonized regions ⓘ |
| successorEntitiesInclude |
British Overseas Territories
NERFINISHED
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independent Commonwealth realms ⓘ republics within the Commonwealth of Nations ⓘ |
| underSovereigntyOf |
Kingdom of Great Britain
NERFINISHED
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: British colonies Description of subject: The British colonies were overseas territories under the sovereignty and administration of the United Kingdom that formed the core of the British Empire and spanned regions across Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Oceania.
Referenced by (2)
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