British North America

By 1763, British North America included 19 British colonies and territories on the continent of North America. Increasing friction between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Thirteen Colonies lead to the American Revolutionary War (starting in 1775) and the formation of the United States of America in 1776.

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Colonies - Territories - North America - Kingdom of Great Britain - Thirteen Colonies - American Revolutionary War - 1775 - Formation - United States of America - 1776

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Later, most of British North America gradually consolidated into the Canadian Confederation under the British North America Act, beginning with the union of Lower Canada and Upper Canada into the united Province of Canada followed in 1867 by the confederation of the Canadas with Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, the addition of Manitoba in 1870, British Columbia in 1871, Prince Edward Island in 1873, Alberta and Saskatchewan in 1905, and most recently Newfoundland and Labrador in 1949.

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Canadian Confederation - British North America Act - Lower Canada - Upper Canada - Province of Canada - Nova Scotia - New Brunswick - Manitoba - British Columbia - Prince Edward Island - Alberta - Saskatchewan - Newfoundland and Labrador - 1949

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After the American Revolutionary War, the term described only the colonies of the British Empire in North America that did not rebel against the British empire and join the new nation of the United States of America.

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American Revolutionary War - British Empire - United States of America

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British North America stood in contrast to the French North American colonies, Russian North America (Alaska and parts of California) and Spanish North America.

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French North American colonies - Russian North America - Alaska - California - Spanish North America

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