British West Indies

The British West Indies were those islands in the Caribbean that were or are British colonies.

Most are now independent states, after an attempt at a West Indies Federation

Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago

A few reverted to being British colonies Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Montserrat and the Turks and Caicos Islands.