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England and the High Seas
![Map of the British colonies in North America, 1763 to 1775. First published in: Shepherd, William Robert (1911) "The British Colonies in North America, 1763–1765" in <em>Historical Atlas</em>, New York, United States: Henry Holt and Company, p. 194.](http://figures.boundless-cdn.com/33636/full/ermfhnvqsgmq8r3swpqf.jpg)
Map of the British colonies in North America, 1763 to 1775. First published in: Shepherd, William Robert (1911) "The British Colonies in North America, 1763–1765" in Historical Atlas, New York, United States: Henry Holt and Company, p. 194.
Although Britain was relatively late in its efforts to explore and colonize the New World, lagging behind Spain and Portugal, it eventually gained significant territories in North America and the Caribbean.
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