British Crown Colonies

Can you name every Crown Colony of the British Empire?

Source from Wikipedia's "Crown Colony" page

The background color of the first letter indicates the continent

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Colony	First Letter	Years	Fate
Aden	A	1937-1967	Became part of the Federation of South Arabia
Akrotiri and Dhekelia	A	1960-1982	Became an Overseas Territory
Anguilla	A	1980-1983	Became an Overseas Territory
Antigua	A	1663-1967	Became an Associated State
Ashanti	A	1902-1957	Became independent as part of Ghana
Bahamas	B	1718-1973	Became independent as the Commonwealth of the Bahamas
Barbados	B	1663-1966	Became independent as Barbados
Basutoland	B	1884-1966	Became independent as the Kingdom of Lesotho
Bay Islands	B	1852-1861	Became part of the Republic of Honduras
Bermuda	B	1684-1982	Became an Overseas Territory
British Antarctic Territory	B	1962-1982	Became an Overseas Territory
British Bechuanaland	B	1885-1895	Became part of Cape Colony
British Columbia	B	1866-1871	Became independent as part of Canada
British Guiana	B	1831-1966	Became independent as Guyana
British Honduras	B	1884-1981	Became independent as Belize
British Indian Ocean Territory	B	1965-1983	Became an Overseas Territory
British New Guinea	B	1888-1902	Transferred to Australia as the Territory of Papua
Burma	B	1937-1948	Became independent as the Union of Burma
Lower Canada	C	1791-1841	Became part of the Province of Canada
Upper Canada	C	1791-1841	Became part of the Province of Canada
Province of Canada	C	1841-1867	Became independent as part of Canada
Cape Breton	C	1785-1820	Became part of Nova Scotia
Cape Colony	C	1806-1910	Became independent as part of the Union of South Africa
North Carolina	C	1729-1776	Became independent as part of the United States of America
South Carolina	C	1729-1776	Became independent as part of the United States of America
Cayman Islands	C	1962-1982	Became an Overseas Territory
Ceylon	C	1815-1948	Became independent as Ceylon
Christmas Island	C	1888-1958	Transferred to Australia as the Territory of Christmas Island
Cyprus	C	1914-1960	Became independent as the Republic of Cyprus
Dominica	D	1763-1967	Became an Associated State
Falkland Islands	F	1841-1982	Became an Overseas Territory
Fiji	F	1874-1970	Became independent as Fiji
East Florida	F	1763-1783	Ceded to the Spanish Empire
West Florida	F	1763-1783	Ceded to the Spanish Empire
Gambia	G	1888-1965	Became independent as The Gambia
Georgia	G	1755-1776	Became independent as part of the United States of America
Gibraltar	G	1713-1982	Became an Overseas Territory
Gilbert and Ellice Islands	G	1916-1976	Separated into the Colonies of the Gilbert Islands and Tuvalu
Gilbert Islands	G	1976-1979	Became independent as the Republic of Kiribati
Gold Coast	G	1821-1957	Became independent as part of Ghana
Grenada	G	1763-1967	Became an Associated State
Heligoland	H	1814-1890	Ceded to the German Empire
Hong Kong	H	1843-1982	Became an Overseas Territory
Jamaica	J	1655-1962	Became independent as Jamaica
Kenya	K	1920-1963	Became independent as Kenya
Labuan	L	1846-1890	Became part of North Borneo
Lagos	L	1862-1906	Became part of the Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria

Colony	First Letter	Years	Fate
Malacca	M	1946-1957	Became independent as part of the Federation of Malaya
Malta	M	1813-1964	Became independent as the State of Malta
Maryland	M	1689-1715	Became a Proprietary Colony
Massachusetts Bay	M	1691-1776	Became independent as part of the United States of America
Mauritius	M	1810-1968	Became independent as Mauritius
Montserrat	M	1636-1982	Became an Overseas Territory
Natal	N	1843-1910	Became independent as part of the Union of south Africa
Newfoundland	N	1825-1907	Became independent as the Dominion of Newfoundland
New Hampshire	N	1692-1776	Became independent as part of the United States of America
New Ireland	N	1779-1783	Ceded to the United States of America
New Jersey	N	1702-1776	Became independent as part of the United States of America
New South Wales	N	1788-1901	Became independent as part of the Commonwealth of Australia
New York	N	1685-1776	Became independent as part of the United States of America
New Zealand	N	1841-1907	Became independent as the Dominion of New Zealand
Southern Nigeria	N	1906-1914	Became part of the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria
Nigeria	N	1914-1960	Became independent as the Federation of Nigeria
Norfolk Island	N	1788-1914	Transferred to Australia as the Territory of Norfolk island
North Borneo	N	1946-1963	Became independent as part of Malaysia
Nova Scotia	N	1710-1867	Became independent as part of Canada
Orange River Colony	O	1900-1910	Became independent as part of the Union of South Africa
Pitcairn Islands	P	1887-1982	Became an Overseas Territory
Penang	P	1946-1957	Became independent as part of the Federation of Malaya
Quebec	Q	1763-1791	Separated into the Colonies of Upper and Lower Canada and to the Northwest Territory
Queensland	Q	1859-1901	Became independent as part of the Commonwealth of Australia
Southern Rhodesia	R	1923-1980	Became independent as the Republic of Zimbabwe
Saint Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla	S	1882-1967	Became an Associated State
Saint Helena	S	1659-1982	Became an Overseas Territory
Saint Lucia	S	1814-1967	Became an Associated State
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	S	1776-1967	Became an Associated State
Sarawak	S	1946-1963	Became independent as part of Malaysia
Seychelles	S	1903-1976	Became independent as the Republic of Seychelles
Sierra Leone	S	1808-1961	Became independent as Sierra Leone
Singapore	S	1946-1963	Became independent as part of Malaysia
South Australia	S	1834-1901	Became independent as part of the Commonwealth of Australia
Straits Settelments	S	1867-1946	Separated into the Colonies of Penang, Malacca and Singapore
Tasmania	T	1825-1901	Became independent as part of the Commonwealth of Australia
Tobago	T	1877_1899	Became part of Trinidad and Tobago
Transvaal Colony	T	1877-1910	Became independent as part of the Union of south Africa
Trinidad	T	1802-1889	Became part of Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago	T	1889-1962	Became independent as Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos Islands	T	1962-1982	Became an Overseas Territory
Tuvalu	T	1976-1978	Became independent as Tuvalu
Vancouver Island	V	1848-1866	Became part of British Columbia
Victoria	V	1851-1901	Became independent as part of the Commonwealth of Australia
Virgin Islands	V	1713-1982	Became an Overseas Territory
Virginia	V	1624-1776	Became independent as part of the United States of America
Western Australia	W	1829-1901	Became independent as part of the Commonwealth of Australia

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