Before revision: The expulsion of the British settlement in 1770 brought the two countries to the brink of war but a peace treaty granted by the Spanish crown allowed the British to return as colonial settlers from 1771 until 1776, neither side relinquishing sovereignty by the understanding of the colonial territory on the archipelago .
After revision: The expulsion of the British settlement in 1770 brought the two countries to the brink of war but a peace treaty granted by the Spanish crown allowed the British to return as colonial settlers from 1771 until 1776, neither side relinquishing sovereignty by the understanding of the colonial territory on the archipelago