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An anachronous map of British (and prior to the existence of Britain, English) imperial possessions

This is a partial list of current and former British territories. More precisely, it traces the evolution of British (and English) imperial possessions of all status, from instances of occupation, to protectorates, to colonies to overseas territories starting with the establishment of the Kingdom of England. The list is organised by region and gives the status of the territory and the years of which it was effective. It also shows the degree of each it is tied, if at all, to the present United Kingdom. Links to relevant treaty and act can be found under "(Year)".
The rise of the British Empire has its origin in the 15th century during the reign of King Henry VIII of England. Colonial expansion and imperial holdings spread British influence across the globe and increased wealth and prestige for the mother country. By late 1890s and early 1900s, British territories scattered over every one of the world's continents and oceans, whence it has been believed to be the height of the Empire.
Through the wave of decolonisation beginning in the 1960s, many of the newly independent states retain ties to Britain, in the forms of joining the Commonwealth of Nations, and/or recognising the British monarch as the head of state.
British influence also left its legacies in many parts of world on the cultural, social, political, economic fronts. Many territories with former colonial ties retain the common law legal system and/or using currencies derived from pound sterling. Some of the democracies have adopted the Westminster parliamentary system for their governments. The English language is now a dominant or official language in many countries formerly under British rule. As a result, English is now the third-most spoken native language worldwide (after Chinese and Hindi), with some 380 million speakers. Due to the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries, English has achieved lingua franca status worldwide.
The United Kingdom, generally called "Britain", was formed through successive unions of ancient nations:

Territory	Event (Year)	Lasted
Kingdom of England	Alfred the Great first styled as King of England (871)	(871-1536)
Kingdom of England	Principality of Wales annexed (1536)	(1536-1707)
Kingdom of Great Britain	union with Kingdom of Scotland (1707)	(1707-1800)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	union with Kingdom of Ireland (1801)	(1801-1922)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	independence of the Irish Free State (1922)	(1922-)

 

The Rise and Fall of the British Empire, graph starting in 1861

The British Empire in 1897, marked in traditional pink.

 

Contents 1 Legacy 2 List 2.1 Legend 2.2 Africa 2.3 North America 2.4 Central America and the Caribbean 2.5 South America 2.6 Antarctic Region 2.7 Asia 2.8 Atlantic 2.9 Europe 2.10 Indian Ocean 2.11 Oceania and the Pacific 3 Treaties and Acts

Legacy

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
England; Northern Ireland; Scotland; Wales
3 Crown Dependencies
Guernsey; Jersey; Isle of Man
14 Overseas Territories
Anguilla; Bermuda; British Antarctic Territory; British Indian Ocean Territory; British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; Falkland Islands; Gibraltar; Montserrat; Pitcairn Islands; St. Helena; South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands; Turks and Caicos Islands
2 Sovereign Base Areas
Akrotiri; Dhekelia
16 Commonwealth Realms
Antigua and Barbuda; Australia; The Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Canada; Grenada; Jamaica; New Zealand; Papua New Guinea; St. Kitts and Nevis; St. Lucia; St. Vincent and the Grenadines; Solomon Islands; Tuvalu; United Kingdom
53 Members of the Commonwealth of Nations
Antigua and Barbuda; Australia; The Bahamas; Bangladesh; Barbados; Belize; Botswana; Brunei; Cameroon; Canada; Cyprus; Dominica; Fiji Islands; The Gambia; Grenada; Guyana; India; Jamaica; Kenya; Kiribati; Lesotho; Malawi; Malaysia; Maldives; Malta; Mauritius; Mozambique; Namibia; Nauru; New Zealand; Nigeria; Pakistan; Papua New Guinea; St. Kitts and Nevis; St. Lucia; St. Vincent and the Grenadines; Samoa; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Singapore; Solomon Islands; South Africa; Sri Lanka; Swaziland; Tanzania; Tonga; Trinidad and Tobago; Tuvalu; United Kingdom; Uganda; Vanuatu; Zambia

List

Legend

"	Same as above	C	Member of the Commonwealth of Nations
!±!	Crown dependency		Part of United Kingdom
:±:	British Monarch as head of state, and Commonwealth realm		Overseas territories
£IMP	Currency pegged to the GBP	CYP	Pound sterling derived currency
!T!	Common law legal system to various extent	[X]	Westminster style parliamentary system
abc	English as a dominant or an official language	/\\/	Rule of road drive on the left

 

Africa

Territory	Status (Year)	Event Ending Political Entity	Current Jurisdiction
Basutoland	protectorate (1868-1871)	annexed to Cape Colony	Lesotho
"	territory (1871-1884)		"
"	colony (1884-1965)		"
"	self-governing colony (1965-1966)	independence C	"
Bechuanaland	protectorate (1884-1964)		Botswana
"	colony (1964-1965)		"
"	self-governing colony (1965-1966)	independence C	"
- British Bechuanaland	crown colony (1885-1895)	incorporated into Cape Colony	Northern Cape Province/North West Province, South Africa
Egypt	occupation (1801-1803)	restored to Egypt	Egypt
"	occupation (1882-1914)		"
"	protectorate (1914-1922)	restored to Egypt	"
- Suez Canal Zone	controlled (1882-1956)	restored to Egypt	"
"	occupation (1956)	restored to Egypt	"
Northern Nigeria			Nigeria
- Niger District	protectorate under United African Company (1885-1899)	part of protectorate of Northern Nigeria	"
- Niger River Delta	protectorate Royal Niger Company (1886-1899)	part of protectorate of Northern Nigeria	"
Northern Provinces	protectorate (1899-1914)	part of colony of Nigeria	"
Southern Nigeria			Nigeria
- Bight of Biafra	protectorate (1849-1861)	united with Bight of Benin	"
- Bight of Benin	protectorate (1852-1861)	united with Bight of Biafra	"
- Bights of Biafra and Benin	protectorate (1861-1891)		"
- Brass-Bonny-Opobo-Aobh-Old Calabar	protectorate (1885-1891)		"
- Oil Rivers	protectorate (1891-1893)		"
- Niger Coast	protectorate (1893-1900)		"
- Southern Nigeria	protectorate (1900-1906)		"
Southern Provinces	protectorate (1906-1914)	part of colony of Nigeria	"
Lagos	colony (1861-1866)		Lagos, Nigeria
"	colony subordinated to Sierra Leone (1866-1874)		"
"	colony subordinated to Gold Coast (1874-1886)		"
"	colony (1886-1887)		"
"	protectorate (1887-1906)	incorporated into Southern Nigeria	"
Nigeria	colony and protectorate (1914-1954)		Nigeria
"	autonomous federation (1954-1960)	independence C	"
Rhodesia
- Matabeleland	protectorate under British South Africa Company (1888-1894)	united with Mashonaland as South Zambesia in 1894	Zimbabwe
- Mashonaland	protectorate under BSAC (1889-1894)	united with Matabeleland as South Zambesia in 1894	"
- South Zambesia	protectorate under BSAC (1894-1895)	united with North Zambesia as Rhodesia	"
- Rhodesia	protectorate under BSAC (1895-1901)	Mashonaland and Matabeleland united as Southern Rhodesia	Zimbabwe; Zambia
- Southern Rhodesia	protectorate under BSAC (1901-1923)		Zimbabwe
"	self-governing colony (1923-1953)		"
"	part of Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (1953-1963)	independence of North Rhodesia and Nyasaland	Zambia; Zimbabwe; Malawi
Rhodesia	crown colony (1964-1965)	unilateral declaration of independence	Zimbabwe
"	independence (1965-1970)	not recognised	"
"	republic (1970-1979)	not recognised	"
-Zimbabwe-Rhodesia	interim state (1979)	returned to colonial status	"
"	colony (1979-1980)	independence	"
The Sudan/Anglo-Egyptian Sudan	condominium (1899-1952)		Sudan
"	self-rule (1952-1956)	independence	"
Swaziland	protectorate under Transvaal (1893-1902)		Swaziland
"	protectorate (1902-1967)		"
"	autonomy (1967-1968)	independence C	"
Tanganyika			Tanzania
German East Africa	occupation (1916-1922)		"
Tanganyika	mandate (1922-1946)		"
	UN trust territory under Britain (1946-1961)	self-rule and independence C	"
Tati Concessions Land	concession (1872-1893)	detached from Matabeleland	Botswana
"	under protectorate of Bechuanaland (1893-1911)	annexed to Bechuanaland	"
Transvaal	colony (1877-1884)	restored to South African Republic	Gauteng/Limpopo/North West/Mpumalanga, South Africa
"	colony (1900-1906)		"
"	self-governing colony (1906-1910)	part of Union of South Africa	"
Tripolitania	administration (1942-1946)	UN administration	Libya
- Benghazi; Sirte	occupation (1942-1946)	"	"
- Tripoli	occupation (1943-1946)	"	"
Uganda	occupied by British East Africa Company (1890-1893)		Uganda
"	provisional protectorate (1893-1894)		"
"	protectorate (1894-1905)		"
"	colony (1905-1962)	self-government and independence C	"
Walvis Bay	occupation (1795-1878)		Namibia
"	protectorate (1878-1884)	part of Cape Colony	"
Zululand	crown colony (1887-1897)	incorporation into Natal	KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

 

North America

(north of Mexico)

Territory	Status (Year)	Event Ending Political Entity	Current Jurisdiction
Florida
- East Florida	colony (1763-1783)	returned to Spain	Florida, United States
- West Florida	colony (1763-1781)	retaken by Spain	"
Carolina	settlement (1586-1663)		North Carolina/South Carolina, United States
"	colony (1663-1665)		"
"	proprietary colony (1663-1691)		North Carolina/South Carolina/Georgia/Florida, United States
- North Carolina	colony subordinateed to South Carolina (1691-1710)		North Carolina, United States
"	colony (1710-1776)		"
"	state (1776-1789)	state of the United States	"
- South Carolina	colony (1691-1710)		South Carolina/Georgia, United States
"	proprietary colony (1710-1732)		"
"	proprietary colony (1732-1778)		South Carolina, United States
"	state (1778-1780)		"
"	occupation (1780-1782)		"
"	state (1778-1780)	state of the United States	"
Georgia	proprietary colony (1732-1755)		Georgia, United States
"	crown colony (1755-1777)		"
"	state (1777-1778)		"
"	occupation (1778-1782)		"
"	state (1782-1788)	state of the United States	"
New Ireland	occupation (1744-1748; 1758-1763)		Prince Edward Island, Canada
"	part of Nova Scotia (1763-1769)		"
St. John's Island	colony (1769-1799)	renamed	"
Prince Edward Island	colony (1799-1873)	province of Canada	"
Newfoundland	claimed (1497-1583)		Newfoundland, Canada
"	colony (1583-1818)		"
- Cuper's Cove	colony (1610-1621)	abandoned	"
- Bristol's Hope	colony (1618-1631)	abandoned	"
- Renews	colony (1610-1623)	abandoned	"
- South Falkland	colony (1623-1626)	abandoned	"
- Avalon	palatinate (1623-1637)	incorporated into Newfoundland	"
Newfoundland	crown colony (1818-1907)		"
"	dominion (1907-1934)		"
"	crown colony (1934-1949)	province of Canada	"
- Labrador	part of Newfoundland (1763-1774)	annexed to Quebec	Labrador, Canada
"	part of Quebec (1774-1809)	annexed to Newfoundland	"
North-Western Territory	(1859-1870)	part of Northwest Territories of Canada	Northwest Territories/Yukon/Nunavut/Alberta/Saskatchewan/British Columbia, Canada
- Stikine Territory	territory (1862-1863)		British Columbia/Yukon, Canada
Quebec	colony (1763-1774)		Quebec/Ontario, Canada; Ohio/Michigan/Indiana/Illinois/Wisconsin/Minnesota, United States
"	colony (1774-1783)		Northwest Territories/Nunavut/Alberta/Saskatchewan/Manitoba/Quebec/Ontario, Canada; North Dakota/Minnesota/Ohio/Michigan/Indiana/Illinois/Wisconsin/Minnesota, United States
"	colony (1783-1791)		Quebec/Ontario, Canada
- Lower Canada	colony (1791-1841)		Quebec, Canada
- Canada East	part of province of Canada (1841-1867)	province of Canada	"
- Upper Canada	colony (1791-1840)		Ontario, Canada
- Canada West	part of province of Canada (1840-1867)	province of Canada	"
"	possession of HBC (1783-1818)		Northwest Territories/Nunavut/Alberta/Saskatchewan/Manitoba, Canada; North Dakota/Minnesota, United States
"	possession of HBC (1818-1869)		Northwest Territories/Nunavut/Alberta/Saskatchewan/Manitoba, Canada
"	" (1869-1870)		Northwest Territories/Nunavut/Alberta/Saskatchewan, Canada
Rupert's Land	possession of Hudson Bay Company (1670-1869)		Northwest Territories/Nunavut/Alberta/Saskatchewan/Manitoba/Quebec/Ontario, Canada; North Dakota/Minnesota, United States
"	part of Quebec (1774-1783)		"
"	possession of HBC (1783-1818)		Northwest Territories/Nunavut/Alberta/Saskatchewan/Manitoba, Canada; North Dakota/Minnesota, United States
North-West Territories	territory of Canada (1870)		Northwest Territories/Yukon/Alberta/Saskatchewan/British Columbia, Canada
- Assiniboia	colony (1812-1836)		Manitoba, Canada
"	district part of Rupert's Land (1836-1870)	province of Canada as Manitoba	"
St. Pierre and Miquelon	part of Nova Scotia (1713-1763)	restored to France	St. Pierre and Miquelon, France
"	occupation (1778-1783; 1793-1802; 1803-1816)	"	"
Vancouver Island	crown colony (1849-1866)	united with colony of British Columbia	British Columbia, Canada
Virginia	colony (1607-1624)		Virginia/West Virginia, United States
"	crown colony (1624-1776)	established as independent commonwealth	"

Central America and the Caribbean

Territory	Status (Year)	Event Ending Political Entity	Current Jurisdiction
Anguilla	colony under St. Christopher (1650-1696)		Anguilla
"	part of colony of Leeward Islands (1696-1816)		"
"	part of colony of St. Christopher, Nevis, Anguilla, and the British Virgin Islands (1816-1832)		"
"	part of colony of Leeward Islands as colony of St. Christopher, Nevis, Anguilla, and the British Virgin Islands (1832-1871)		"
"	part of Federal Colony of Leeward Islands (1871-1882)		"
"	part of colony of Leeward Islands as St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (1882-1956)		"
"	part of St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (1956-1967)		"
"	independence (1967-1969)	British rule restored	"
"	part of St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (1969-1976)
"	self-governing colony (1976-1983)		"
"	dependent territory (1983-2002)		"
"	overseas territory (2002-)	:±:	"
Antigua and Barbuda			Antigua and Barbuda
- Antigua	colony (1632-1666; 1667-1671)		Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda; Montserrat
"	part of colony of Leeward Islands (1671-1672)		"
"	part of colony of Leeward Islands (1672-1816)		Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda; British Virgin Islands; Montserrat
"	part of colony of Antigua-Barbuda-Montserrat (1816-1832)		"
"	colony (1832-1833)		"
"	part of colony of Leeward Islands (1833-1870)	united with Barbuda	"
- Barbuda	colony (1628-1632)		Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda
"	dependency of Antigua (1632-1671)		"
"	part of colony of Leeward Islands (1671-1816)		"
"	part of colony of Antigua-Barbuda-Montserrat (1816-1832)		"
"	colony (1832-1833)		"
"	part of colony of Leeward Islands (1833-1870)	united with Antigua	"
"	autonomy (1976-1980)	attempted independence	"
Antigua and Barbuda	part of colony of Leeward Islands (1870-1871)		Antigua and Barbuda; Montserrat
"	part of Federal Colony of Leeward Islands (1871-1956)		"
"	colony (1956-1958)		Antigua and Barbuda
"	province of West Indies Federation (1958-1962)		"
"	colony (1962-1967)		"
"	associated state (1967-1981)	independence C :±:	"
- Redonda	part of Antigua (1872-1981)		Redonda, Antigua and Barbuda
"	dependency (1981-)		"
Antigua-Barbuda-Montserrat	colony (1816-1832)	dissolved	Antigua and Barbuda; Montserrat
Aruba	occupation (1799-1802; 1805-1816)	restored to Netherlands	Aruba
"	protectorate (1940-1942)	US protectorate	"
Bahamas	proprietary colony (1670-1684)	Spanish occupation	Bahamas
"	crown colony (1718-1964)		"
"	self-government (1964-1969)		"
"	commonwealth (1969-1973)	independence C :±:	"
Barbados	claimed (1624-1627)		Barbados
"	proprietary colony (1627-1652)		"
"	colony (1652-1663)		"
"	crown colony (1663-1833)		"
"	part of colony of Windward Islands (1833-1885)		"
"	colony (1885-1958)		"
"	province of West Indies Federation (1958-1962)		"
"	colony (1962-1966)	independence C :±:	"
Bonaire	occupation (1807-1815)	restored to Netherlands	Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles
British Honduras	settlement (1665-1742)		Belize
"	settlement subordinated to Jamaica (1742-1840)		"
"	colony subordinated to Jamaica (1840-1862)		"
"	crown colony subordinated to Jamaica (1862-1884)		"
"	crown colony (1884-1954)		"
"	autonomy (1954-1964)		"
"	self-governing colony (1964-1973)	renamed	"
Belize	self-governing colony (1973-1981)	independence C :±:	"
British Virgin Islands	occupation (1666-1672)		British Virgin Islands
"	part of colony of Leeward Islands as part of Antigua (1672-1713)		"
"	crown colony part of colony of Leeward Islands (1713-1816)		"
"	part of colony of St. Christopher, Nevis, Anguilla, and the British Virgin Islands (1816-1832)		"
"	part of colony of Leeward Islands as colony of St. Christopher, Nevis, Anguilla, and the British Virgin Islands (1832-1871)		"
"	part of Federal Colony of Leeward Islands (1871-1956)		"
"	part of territory of Leeward Islands (1956-1960)		"
"	colony (1960-1967)		"
"	autonomy (1967-1983)		"
"	dependent territory (1983-2002)		"
"	overseas territory (2002-)	:±:	"
Cayman Islands	colony part of Jamaica (1670-1958)		Cayman Islands
"	province of West Indies Federation (1958-1962)		"
"	crown colony (1962-1983)		"
"	dependent territory (1983-2002)		"
"	overseas territory (2002-)	:±:	"
Cuba	occupation (1762-1763)	restored to Spain	Cuba
Curaçao	occupation (1800-1803; 1807-1816)	restored to Netherlands	Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles
Dominica	occupation (1763-1778)	ceded to France	Dominica
"	colony (1784-1883)		"
"	part of colony of Leeward Islands (1883-1940)		"
"	part of colony of Windward Islands (1940-1958)		"
"	province of West Indies Federation (1958-1962)		"
"	colony (1962-1967)		"
"	associated state (1967-1978)	independence C	"
Grenada	occupation (1762-1763)		Grenada
"	part of colony of South Caribbean Islands (1763-1779)	French Occupation	"
"	part of colony of South Caribbean Islands (1783-1802)		"
"	colony (1802-1833)		"
"	part of Windward Islands (1833-1958)		"
"	province of West Indies Federation (1958-1962)		"
"	colony (1962-1967)		"
"	associated state (1967-1974)	independence C :±:	"
Guadeloupe	occupation (1759-1763; 1794; 1810-1814; 1815-1816)	restored to France	Guadeloupe, France
Jamaica	occupation (1655-1670)		Jamaica
"	colony (1670-1953)		Jamaica; Cayman Islands
"	self-governing colony (1953-1958)		"
"	province of West Indies Federation (1958-1962)	independence C :±:	Jamaica
Leeward Islands	colony (1671-1816)		Antigua and Barbuda; British Virgin Islands; Montserrat; St. Kitts and Nevis; Anguilla; Dominica
"	colony (1833-1871)		"
"	federal colony (1871-1940)		"
"	federal colony (1940-1956)		Antigua and Barbuda; British Virgin Islands; Montserrat; St. Kitts and Nevis; Anguilla
"	territory (1956-1960)	dissolved	"
Martinique	occupation (1762-1763; 1794-1802; 1809-1814)	restored to France	Martinique, France
Montserrat	colony part of Antigua (1632-1667)	French occupation	Montserrat
"	part of colony of Leeward Islands (1668-1782)	"	"
"	part of colony of Leeward Islands (1784-1816)		"
"	part of colony of Antigua-Barbuda-Montserrat (1816-1832)		"
"	colony part of Antigua (1832-1833)		"
"	part of colony of Leeward Islands (1833-1956)		"
"	colony (1956-1958)		"
"	province of West Indies Federation (1958-1962)		"
"	colony (1962-1967)		"
"	associated state (1967-1983)		"
"	dependent territory (1983-2002)		"
"	overseas territory (2002-)	:±:	"

Mosquito Coast	protectorate (1668-1786; 1787-1861)	transferred to Nicaragua	Mosquito Coast, Nicaragua
Saba	occupation (1665; 1672-1679; 1781; 1801-1803; 1810-1816)	restored to Netherlands	Saba, Netherlands Antilles
St. Christopher, Nevis, Anguilla, and the British Virgin Islands	colony (1816-1832)		St. Kitts and Nevis; Anguilla; British Virgin Islands
"	part of colony of Leeward Islands (1832-1871)	British Virgin Islands separated	"
St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla	part of colony of Leeward Islands (1882-1956)		St. Kitts and Nevis; Anguilla
"	colony (1956-1958)
"	province of West Indies Federation (1958-1962)		"
"	colony (1962-1967)	Anguilla declared independence	"
"	associated state (1967-1969)	British rule restored on Anguilla	St. Kitts and Nevis
"	associated state (1969-1976)	Anguilla separated	St. Kitts and Nevis; Anguilla
St. Kitts and Nevis			St. Kitts and Nevis
- St. Christopher	colony (1623-1666)	French occupation	St. Kitts, St. Kitts and Nevis
"	part of colony of Leeward Islands (1671-1701)		"
"	part of colony of Leeward Islands under Antigua (1701-1704)		"
"	part of colony of Leeward Islands (1704-1782)	French occupation	"
"	part of colony of Leeward Islands (1783-1816)		"
"	part of colony of St. Christopher, Nevis, Anguilla, and the British Virgin Islands (1816-1833)		"
"	part of Leeward Islands as colony of St. Christopher, Nevis, Anguilla, and the British Virgin Islands (1833-1871)		"
"	part of colony of Leeward Islands (1871-1882)		"
"	part of Leeward Islands as colony of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (1882-1958)	"
"	part of province of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla of West Indies Federation (1958-1962)		"
"	part colony of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (1962-1967)		"
"	associated state part of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (1967-1976)		"
"	associated state (1976-1980)		"
- Nevis	colony subordinated to Barbados (1628-1671)		Nevis, St. Kitts and Nevis
"	part of colony of Leeward Islands (1671-1701)		"
"	part of colony of Leeward Islands under Antigua (1701-1704)		"
"	part of colony of Leeward Islands (1704-1816)		"
"	part of colony of St. Christopher, Nevis, Anguilla, and the British Virgin Islands (1816-1833)		"
"	part of Leeward Islands as colony of St. Christopher, Nevis, Anguilla, and the British Virgin Islands (1833-1871)		"
"	part of colony of Leeward Islands (1871-1882)		"
"	part of Leeward Islands as colony of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (1882-1958)	"
"	part of province of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla of West Indies Federation (1958-1962)		"
"	part of colony of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (1962-1967)		"
"	associated state part of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (1967-1976)		"
"	associated state (1976-1980)		"
St. Christopher and Nevis	associated state (1980-1983)	independence C :±:	"
St. Eustatius	occupation (1665-1666; 1672-1682; 1690-1693; 1781; 1801-1802; 1810-1816)	restored to Netherlands	St. Eustatius, Netherlands Antilles
St. Lucia	settlement (1605-1640)	abandoned	St. Lucia
"	occupation (1664-1667; 1762-1763; 1781-1783; 1794-1795; 1796-1802)	restored to France	"
"	colony (1803-1838)		"
"	crown colony part of colony of Windward Islands (1838-1958)		"
"	province of West Indies Federation (1958-1962)	"
"	crown colony (1962-1967)		"
"	associated state (1967-1979)	independence C :±:	"
St. Martin	occupation (1690-1699; 1801-1802)	restored to Netherlands	St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles
St. Thomas and St. John	occupation (1801-1802; 1807-1815)	restored to Denmark	U.S. Virgin Islands, United States
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	claimed (1627-1636; 1672)		St. Vincent and the Grenadines
"	occupation (1762-1763)		"
"	colony (1763-1776)		"
"	crown colony (1776-1779)	French occupation	"
"	crown colony (1783-1833)		"
"	part of colony of Windward Islands (1833-1958)		"
"	province of West Indies Federation (1958-1962)		"
"	colony (1962-1969)		"
"	associated state (1969-1979)	independence	"
South Caribbean Islands	colony (1763-1802)	dissolved	Dominica; St. Vincent and the Grenadines; Grenada; Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago
Tortuga	colony (1631-1635)	French possession	Haiti
Île de la Tortu and Saint-Domingue	occupation (1655-1659; 1793-1798)	restored to France
Trinidad and Tobago			Trinidad and Tobago
- Tobago	part of colony of Windward Islands (1762-1764)		Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago
"	colony (1764-1781)	colony of France	"
"	occupation (1793-1802)	colony of France	"
"	crown colony (1803-1833)		"
"	part of colony of Windward Islands (1833-1889)		"
"	crown colony (1889-1899)	united with Trinidad	"
- Trinidad	colony (1802-1899)	united with Tobago	Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago	colony (1899-1958)		Trinidad and Tobago
"	province of West Indies Federation (1958-1962)	independence C	"
Turks and Caicos Islands	colony part of Bahamas (1799-1848)		Turks and Caicos Islands
"	colony (1848-1874)		"
"	colony part of Jamaica (1874-1959)		"
"	province of West Indies Federation (1959-1962)	dissolution	"
"	crown colony (1962-1983)		"
"	dependent territory (1983-2002)		"
"	overseas territory (2002-)	:±:	"
West Indies Federation	federation of colonies (1958-1962)	dissolution	Antigua and Barbuda; Barbados; Cayman Islands; Dominica; Grenada; Jamaica;,
			Montserrat; St. Kitts and Nevis; Anguilla;
			St. Lucia; St. Vincent and the Grenadines;
			Trinidad and Tobago; Turks and Caicos Islands
Windward Islands	colony (1833-1956)		Grenada; St. Vincent and the Grenadines;
			Barbados; Tobago; Dominica; St Lucia
"	territory (1956-1960)	dissolution	Grenada; Dominica; St. Lucia; St. Vincent and the Grenadines

South America

(continental South America)

Territory	Status (Year)	Event Ending Political Entity	Current Jurisdiction
British Guiana			Guyana
- Oyapoc	settlement (1620)		"
- Berbice	subordinated to Barbados (1781-1782)	French occupation	"
"	occupation (1803-1814)		"
"	colony (1814-1831)	united with Demerara-Essequibo as British Guiana	"
- Essequibo	subordinated to Barbados (1781-1782)	French occupation	"
"	occupation (1796-1802)	restored to Netherlands	"
"	occupation (1803-1814)		"
- Demerara	subordinated to Barbados (1781-1782)	French occupation	"
"	occupation (1796-1802)	restored to Netherlands	"
"	occupation (1803-1814)		"
- Demerara-Essequibo	colony (1814-1831)	united with Berbice as British Guiana	"
- Pomeroon	occupation (1666-1667; 1689)	incorporated into Essequibo	"
British Guiana	colony (1831-1961)		"
"	self-rule (1961-1966)	independence C !T! GYD abc /\\/	"
Willoughby	settlement (1652-1688)	Dutch occupation	Paramaribo, Suriname

 

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