<P> English America ( later British America ) refers to the English territories in North America ( including Bermuda ) , Central America , the Caribbean , and Guyana from 1607 to 1783 . Formally , the British colonies in North America were known as British America and the British West Indies until 1776 , when the Thirteen Colonies located along the Atlantic seaboard declared their independence and formed the United States of America . After that , the term British North America was used to describe the remainder of Britain 's continental North American possessions . That term was first used informally in 1783 , but it was uncommon before the Report on the Affairs of British North America ( 1839 ) , called the Durham Report . </P>
<P> English America ( later British America ) refers to the English territories in North America ( including Bermuda ) , Central America , the Caribbean , and Guyana from 1607 to 1783 . Formally , the British colonies in North America were known as British America and the British West Indies until 1776 , when the Thirteen Colonies located along the Atlantic seaboard declared their independence and formed the United States of America . After that , the term British North America was used to describe the remainder of Britain 's continental North American possessions . That term was first used informally in 1783 , but it was uncommon before the Report on the Affairs of British North America ( 1839 ) , called the Durham Report . </P>
when did the british lose the american colonies
when did the british lose the american colonies
1776
1776