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• the colonies — all the foreign places formerly under British political control. → colony the colonies the thirteen areas on the east coast of North America that gained independence and founded the United States of America. → colony …   English new terms dictionary

• the Colonies — 1. Formerly, the subject territories of the British Empire 2. The thirteen states that formed the United States of America at the Declaration of Independence in 1776 • • • Main Entry: ↑colony …   Useful english dictionary

• The Colonies at Williamsburg — (Уильямсберг,США) Категория отеля: 4 звездочный отель Адрес: 5380 Olde …   Каталог отелей

• Secretary of State for the Colonies — The Secretary of State for the Colonies or Colonial Secretary was the British Cabinet official in charge of managing the various British colonies. The position was first created in 1768 to deal with the increasingly troublesome North American… …   Wikipedia

• Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies — The Under Secretary of State for the Colonies was a junior Ministerial post in the United Kingdom government, subordinate to the Secretary of State for the Colonies and, from 1948, also to a Minister of State. Contents 1 Under Secretaries of… …   Wikipedia

• Secretary of State for War and the Colonies — The Secretary of State for War and the Colonies was a British cabinet level position responsible for the army and the British colonies (other than India). The Department was created in 1801. In 1854 it was split into the separate offices of… …   Wikipedia

• Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies — The Under Secretary of State for War and the Colonies was a junior Ministerial post in the United Kingdom government, subordinate to the Secretary of State for War and the Colonies.In 1801 the offices of Under Secretary of State for War and Under …   Wikipedia

• Ministry of the Colonies (Italy) — The Ministry of the Colonies was the ministry of the government of the Kingdom of Italy responsible for the government of the country s colonial possessions and the direction of their economies. It was set up on 20 November 1912 by Royal Decree n …   Wikipedia

• English Revolution in the Colonies — At the beginning of the English Revolution (1642–1660), fifty thousand Englishmen inhabited some twenty colonies in the Americas. Most of the colonies were founded in the decade prior to the English Civil War with the oldest existing being the… …   Wikipedia

• Minister of the Colonies — or Minister for the Colonies refers to a government ministry responsible for a nation s imperial colonies. Examples include: France Minister of Overseas France Germany Colonial Minister Italy Minister of the Colonies Japan Minister of Colonial… …   Wikipedia

• Secretary of State for War and the Colonies — Das Secretary of State for War and the Colonies (Kriegs und Kolonialminister) war ein Minister im britischen Kabinett, der mit höchster Entscheidungsbefugnis für die britische Armee und die britische Kolonien (außer für Indien) ausgestattet war.… …   Deutsch Wikipedia