But how did these British colonies evolve into the United States ... the middle colonies were made up of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware. The southern colonies were known for ...

They established the colony of New Amsterdam on the island of Manhattan. When the British took control of the area in 1664, they renamed it New York, and it became one of the original 13 colonies.

"I found four individual red squirrels. I then placed two cameras in the area and was able to confirm a new colony of red squirrels. "The plantation owners were delighted." Red squirrels are ...

The 1830s had seen a push for colonial emigration to Australia. The Aboriginal people were met with violence and new diseases brought by the settlers. In 1838, British settlers began to forcibly ...