British America
E41869
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.
All labels observed (28)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T319090 — 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 America Context triple: [Henry Knox, countryOfBirth, British America]
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New England Colonies
The New England Colonies were a group of British settlements in northeastern North America known for their Puritan roots, maritime economy, town-based communities, and influential role in early American history.
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Dominion of New England
The Dominion of New England was a short-lived late-17th-century administrative union imposed by the English Crown to centralize control over several New England colonies, curtailing their traditional self-governance.
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Massachusetts Bay Colony
The Massachusetts Bay Colony was a 17th-century English Puritan settlement in New England that became a major political, religious, and cultural center and a foundation for the future state of Massachusetts.
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Province of New England
The Province of New England was an early 17th-century English colonial territory in North America that encompassed several settlements in what is now the northeastern United States.
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New Netherland
New Netherland was a 17th-century Dutch colonial province in North America that encompassed parts of present-day New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Connecticut.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: British America Target entity description: 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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New England Colonies
The New England Colonies were a group of British settlements in northeastern North America known for their Puritan roots, maritime economy, town-based communities, and influential role in early American history.
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B.
Dominion of New England
The Dominion of New England was a short-lived late-17th-century administrative union imposed by the English Crown to centralize control over several New England colonies, curtailing their traditional self-governance.
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C.
Massachusetts Bay Colony
The Massachusetts Bay Colony was a 17th-century English Puritan settlement in New England that became a major political, religious, and cultural center and a foundation for the future state of Massachusetts.
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Province of New England
The Province of New England was an early 17th-century English colonial territory in North America that encompassed several settlements in what is now the northeastern United States.
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New Netherland
New Netherland was a 17th-century Dutch colonial province in North America that encompassed parts of present-day New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Connecticut.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (81)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former colonial entity
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
British North America and the British West Indies
ⓘ
linked to:
British America
British colonies in America ⓘ
linked to:
British America
|
| appliesToJurisdiction | British Empire ⓘ |
| colonialPower |
England
ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ |
| continent |
Africa
ⓘ
Antarctica ⓘ Asia ⓘ Caribbean ⓘ Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ Oceania ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| country |
Kingdom of England
ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| currency | Pound sterling ⓘ |
| demographics |
European settlers
ⓘ
Indigenous peoples of the Americas ⓘ
linked to:
indigenous peoples of the Americas
enslaved Africans ⓘ |
| dissolvedInto |
British Overseas Territories in the Americas
ⓘ
linked to:
British Overseas Territories
Dominion of Canada ⓘ United States of America ⓘ various independent Caribbean states ⓘ |
| economy |
Atlantic slave trade
ⓘ
fur trade ⓘ plantation agriculture ⓘ rum production ⓘ sugar production ⓘ tobacco cultivation ⓘ |
| endTime | 19th century ⓘ |
| governmentType | colonial administration ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Bahamas
ⓘ
Barbados ⓘ Bermuda ⓘ
linked to:
Bermuda (United Kingdom)
British Honduras ⓘ
linked to:
Belize
British West Indies ⓘ East Florida ⓘ Hudson's Bay Company territories in North America ⓘ
linked to:
Rupert's Land
Jamaica ⓘ Leeward Islands ⓘ Lower Canada ⓘ Newfoundland Colony ⓘ
linked to:
Colony of Newfoundland
Nova Scotia ⓘ Prince Edward Island ⓘ Province of New Brunswick ⓘ
linked to:
New Brunswick, Canada
Province of Quebec ⓘ Rupert's Land ⓘ Thirteen Colonies ⓘ Upper Canada ⓘ West Florida ⓘ Windward Islands ⓘ |
| includesTerritoryOf |
present-day Antigua and Barbuda
ⓘ
present-day Bahamas ⓘ present-day Barbados ⓘ present-day Belize ⓘ present-day Canada ⓘ present-day Dominica ⓘ present-day Grenada ⓘ present-day Guyana ⓘ present-day Jamaica ⓘ present-day Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Kitts and Nevis
present-day Saint Lucia ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Lucia
present-day Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ⓘ present-day Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ present-day United States ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English common law ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Empire
ⓘ
British colonial empire ⓘ
linked to:
British Empire
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| religion |
Anglicanism
ⓘ
linked to:
Anglicanism (broadly)
Protestantism ⓘ Puritanism ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
American Revolutionary War
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Seven Years' War ⓘ Treaty of Paris 1763 ⓘ
linked to:
Treaty of Paris (1763)
Treaty of Paris 1783 ⓘ
linked to:
Treaty of Paris (1783)
|
| startTime | early 17th century ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ |
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Subject: British America Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (486)
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