Political Geography: British Crown Colonies

Read the name of the former British Crown Colony and identify the present-day sovereign state(s) that at least some of the colony’s territory belongs to. The dates shown are the dates during which the named colony existed as a British Crown Colony.

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The territory held by a named colony may not comprise the entire territory of the present-day state(s).
A portion of the named territory may still be a dependent territory and not part of a present-day sovereign state. Such portions are irrelevant to this quiz.
The end date shown for the colony is not necessarily the same date its territory became independent or part of a sovereign state.
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British Crown Colony (Dates)
Present-day Sovereign State
New Jersey (1702-1776)
United States
Southern Nigeria (1906-1914)
Nigeria
East Florida (1763-1783)
United States
Sarawak (1946-1963)
Malaysia
Labuan (1846-1890)
Malaysia
Trinidad (1802-1889)
Trinidad and Tobago
New Ireland (1779-1783)
United States
North Carolina (1729-1776)
United States
Tasmania (1856-1901)
Australia
Lagos (1862-1906)
Nigeria
South Carolina (1729-1776)
United States
Saint Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla (1882-1967)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
British Guiana (1831-1966)
Guyana
Lower Canada (1791-1841)
Canada
Cape Colony (1806-1910)
South Africa
Gilbert and Ellice Islands (1916-1979)
Kiribati
Tuvalu
Queensland (1859-1901)
Australia
Quebec (1763-1791)
Canada
United States
Straits Settlements (1867-1946)
Malaysia
West Florida (1763-1783)
United States
Orange River Colony (1900-1910)
South Africa
Burma (1937-1948)
Myanmar
Upper Canada (1791-1841)
Canada
Penang (1946-1957)
Malaysia
Ceylon (1815-1948)
Sri Lanka
British Columbia (1866-1871)
Canada
Western Australia (1829-1901)
Australia
South Australia (1834-1901)
Australia
Malacca (1946-1957)
Malaysia
Ashanti (1902-1957)
Ghana
Aden (1937-1967)
Yemen
Virginia (1624-1776)
United States
British Bechuanaland (1885-1895)
South Africa
Transvaal Colony (1877-1910)
South Africa
Nova Scotia (1710-1867)
Canada
Newfoundland (1825-1907)
Canada
Van Diemen’s Land (1825-1856)
Australia
Massachusetts Bay (1691-1776)
United States
New York (1685-1776)
United States
Southern Rhodesia (1923-1980)
Zimbabwe
British Mauritius (1810-1968)
Mauritius
Seychelles
North Borneo (1946-1963)
Malaysia
Vancouver Island (1848-1866)
Canada
Hong Kong (1843-1982)
China
Natal (1843-1910)
South Africa
Basutoland (1884-1966)
Lesotho
British Honduras (1884-1981)
Belize
New Hampshire (1692-1776)
United States
Gold Coast (1821-1957)
Ghana
Tobago (1877-1889)
Trinidad and Tobago
New South Wales (1788-1901)
Australia
Heligoland (1814-1890)
Germany
Georgia (1755-1756)
United States
Victoria (1851-1901)
Australia
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