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    • The Colonial Office was a government department of the Kingdom of Great Britain and later of the United Kingdom, first created in 1768 from the Southern Department to deal with colonial affairs in North America (particularly the Thirteen Colonies, as well as, the Canadian territories recently won from France), until merged into the new Home Office in 1782. I… See more

    First Colonial Office (1768–1782)

    Prior to 1768, responsibility for the affairs of the British colonies was part of the duties of the Secretary of State for the Southern Department and a committee of the Privy Council known as the Board of Trade and Plantations. … See more

    War and Colonial Office (1801–1854)

    The War Office was renamed the War and Colonial Office in 1801, under a new Secretary of State for War and the Colonies, to reflect the increasing importance of the colonies. In 1825 a new post of Under-Secretary o… See more

    Second Colonial Office (1854–1966)

    In 1854, the War and Colonial Office was divided in two, the War Office and a new Colonial Office, created to deal specifically with affairs in the colonies and assigned to the Secretary of State for the Colonies. The Colonial Of… See more

    What did the Imperial Colonial Office do?
    The Imperial Colonial Office or Reich Colonial Office ( German: Reichskolonialamt) was a governmental agency of the German Empire tasked with managing Germany's overseas territories.
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    What was the war & Colonial Office?
    In 1854, the War and Colonial Office was divided in two, the War Office and a new Colonial Office, created to deal specifically with affairs in the colonies and assigned to the Secretary of State for the Colonies.

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    When was the Colonial Office established?
    In 1854 a separate Colonial Office, headed by a Secretary of State for the Colonies, was established. The division of the office into geographical departments was continued, general business being entrusted to the chief clerk.

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    What did the Imperial Colonial Office do?
    The Imperial Colonial Office or Reich Colonial Office ( German: Reichskolonialamt) was a governmental agency of the German Empire tasked with managing Germany's overseas territories.

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    What did the Colonial Office do in 1925?
    In 1925, part of the Colonial Office was separated out as the Dominions Office, with its own secretary of state. The new office was responsible for dealing with the Dominions together with a small number of other territories (most notably Southern Rhodesia).

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    What was the role of the Colonial Office in WW1?
    The remaining geographical departments were grouped in a Crown Colonies Division. The territories mandated to Britain following the First World War were also administered by the Colonial Office. From 1907 to 1925 it was responsible for the work of the Imperial Institute.

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    What is a Colonial Secretary?
    The Colonial Secretary position was first created in 1768 to deal with the increasingly troublesome North American colonies, following passage of the Townsend Acts.

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