English colonisation of North America began in the 16th century in Newfoundland, then began further south at Roanoke and Jamestown, Virginia, and reached its peak when colonieshad been established through much of the Americas .
English colonisation of North America began in the 16th century in Newfoundland, then further south at Roanoke and Jamestown, Virginia, and subsequently the founding of the Thirteen Colonies along the Atlantic Coast of North America. The British Empire's colonial territories in North America were expanded greatly in size in connection with the Treaty of Paris (1763) that formally concluded the Seven Years' War, referred to as the French and Indian War among the English colonies, and La Guerre de la Conquête among the French. With the acquisition of Nouvelle-France, British territories in North America were more than doubled in size, and the exclusion of France dramatically altered the political landscape of North America .
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subsequently the founding of the Thirteen Colonies along the Atlantic Coast of North America. The British Empire's colonial territories in North America were expanded greatly in size in connection with the Treaty of Paris (1763) that formally concluded the Seven Years' War, referred to as the French and Indian War among the English colonies, and La Guerre de la Conquête among the French. With the acquisition of Nouvelle-France, British territories in North America were more than doubled in size, and the exclusion of France dramatically altered the political landscape of North America