Partly because of this, the era of Dutch possession has been squeezed from popular history and discarded. The myth is that Britain planted her colonies on an unnamed, unclaimed and unknown Terra Australis. This study examines two things. First, the misinformation which founded the myth: M. The...
The first European explorer to set foot in New Jersey was Henry Hudson in 1609, a Dutch navigator who explored the area for the Dutch East India Company. In 1664, the English gained control of New Netherland, renaming it New York and dividing it into two colonies: East Jersey and West ...
Pennsylvania's history began. William Penn acquired a royal grant from King Charles II of England in 1681, establishing Pennsylvania into an English colony. Despite the fact that European activity in the area predates that time. The Dutch first colonized the area in 1643. American Indian groups...
The federation of French Equatorial Africa included Gabon as one of its four colonies in 1910. Little resistance was shown to the French occupation of the interior of Gabon, but trade restrictions, labor taxes for public projects, and forced labor sparked fierce opposition. France granted Gabon ...
In 1901, the colonies united to form theCommonwealth of Australia, creating a federal parliamentary democracy. The country participated in both World Wars, strengthening its international presence. Post-war immigration policies diversified the population, fostering a multicultural society. ...
These nations then claimed the land and resources as their own and divided it into colonies. After a series of battles fought, South American countries finally won their independence at the end of 1823 from the Spanish Crown in the Spanish American wars of independence. The important leaders ...
History World Map: The Struggle for Colonial Dominion, 1700-1763; illustrating British, Dutch, French, Portuguese, and Spanish colonies, Southern boundary of Russian Siberia; The West Indies; James Cook's Voyages in the Southern Pacific.
As tensions escalated between the American colonies and British rule, New York became a focal point of the struggle for independence. The Battle of Long Island (1776) was a pivotal moment, with British forces capturing New York City and establishing it as a base of operations. After the ...
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of the New Meuse River), and it became the major port of the province. In the 17th century, when the discovery of the sea route to the Indies gave an enormousimpetusto Dutch commerce and shipping, Rotterdam expanded its harbours and accommodations along the Meuse. Before the end of the ...