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British colonization of the Americas

  • Slavery in the British and French CaribbeanEngland colonised the islands of St. Kitts and Barbados in 1623 and 1627 respectively, and later, Jamaica in 1655. In these islands and England's other…
  • British GuianaSir Walter Raleigh published The Discovery of Guiana in the early 17th century, though his account focused on Venezuela rather than the lands that would…