Bermuda colony
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The Bermuda colony was an early 17th-century English settlement in the North Atlantic that became a strategic maritime outpost and one of England’s first permanent overseas colonies.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bermuda colony canonical | 1 |
| Crown Colony of Bermuda | 1 |
| Somers Isles colony | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6117829 — 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: Bermuda colony Context triple: [Third Charter of Virginia, relatedTo, Bermuda colony]
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Colony of Jamaica
The Colony of Jamaica was a British colonial territory in the Caribbean that existed from the mid-17th century until its independence in 1962.
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Colony of Newfoundland
The Colony of Newfoundland was a British colonial territory on the island of Newfoundland in the North Atlantic, centered on its fishing industry and later becoming part of the Canadian Confederation as the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Placentia colony
Placentia colony was an ancient Roman settlement in northern Italy that served as a strategic military and commercial hub in the Po Valley.
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Delaware Colony
Delaware Colony was a British North American colony along the mid-Atlantic coast that later became the state of Delaware, known for its early settlement, diverse population, and role in colonial trade and politics.
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E.
Colony of Nova Scotia
The Colony of Nova Scotia was a British North American province on the Atlantic coast that became one of the founding regions of modern Canada.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Bermuda colony Target entity description: The Bermuda colony was an early 17th-century English settlement in the North Atlantic that became a strategic maritime outpost and one of England’s first permanent overseas colonies.
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A.
Colony of Jamaica
The Colony of Jamaica was a British colonial territory in the Caribbean that existed from the mid-17th century until its independence in 1962.
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B.
Colony of Newfoundland
The Colony of Newfoundland was a British colonial territory on the island of Newfoundland in the North Atlantic, centered on its fishing industry and later becoming part of the Canadian Confederation as the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
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C.
Placentia colony
Placentia colony was an ancient Roman settlement in northern Italy that served as a strategic military and commercial hub in the Po Valley.
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D.
Delaware Colony
Delaware Colony was a British North American colony along the mid-Atlantic coast that later became the state of Delaware, known for its early settlement, diverse population, and role in colonial trade and politics.
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E.
Colony of Nova Scotia
The Colony of Nova Scotia was a British North American province on the Atlantic coast that became one of the founding regions of modern Canada.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English colony
ⓘ
North Atlantic island colony ⓘ overseas colony ⓘ |
| capital | St. George’s NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| earlyEconomy | tobacco cultivation ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition |
English settlers
ⓘ
Native American slaves ⓘ enslaved Africans ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Virginia Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virginia Company of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundingSettlement | St. George’s NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType |
British colonial administration
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English colonial administration ⓘ |
| hasGovernor | Governor of Bermuda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegislature | House of Assembly of Bermuda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1612 ⓘ |
| laterCapital | Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterEconomy |
maritime trade
ⓘ
privateering and commerce raiding ⓘ salt trade ⓘ shipbuilding ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
Crown colony
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self-governing colony ⓘ |
| legislatureEstablished | 1620 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean
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Bermuda archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ North Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oneOfFirst | earliest permanent English colonies overseas ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Empire
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English colonial empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayEntity | British Overseas Territory of Bermuda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Colony of Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thirteen Colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Anglicanism
ⓘ
Protestant Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
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| significantEvent | Sea Venture shipwreck of 1609 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sovereignState |
Kingdom of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1609 ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
Atlantic convoy staging point
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maritime outpost ⓘ naval base ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Royal Navy operations
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privateering ⓘ transatlantic shipping routes ⓘ |
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Subject: Bermuda colony Description of subject: The Bermuda colony was an early 17th-century English settlement in the North Atlantic that became a strategic maritime outpost and one of England’s first permanent overseas colonies.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.