History of Canada

Canada is a nation of 33 million inhabitants, occupying almost all of the northern half of the North American continent, and being the second largest country in the world. Canada has evolved in four hundred years from a group of European colonies into a federation of ten provinces and three territories, having been granted its sovereignty peacefully from its last colonial possessor, the United Kingdom.

British imperial control 1763-1849: New colonies, U.S. relations

British North America (B.N.A.) was reduced with the American Revolution to the colonies of Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Quebec. To accommodate the many British Loyalists who were persecuted and expelled from the United States during and after the revolution, Britain created in 1784 the province of New Brunswick and, in 1791, divided Quebec into two provinces: Lower Canada and Upper Canada.

Related Topics:
British North America - American Revolution - Newfoundland - Nova Scotia - Prince Edward Island - Quebec - British Loyalists - 1784 - New Brunswick - 1791 - Lower Canada - Upper Canada

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British colonies were drawn into the War of 1812 between Britain and the United States, one of the effects of which was the first rise of a sense of nationalism amongst the British North American population. Subsequent disputes that arose between B.N.A. and the U.S. over trade, fishing, and boundaries were settled peaceably despite, or as some argue because of, American threats of war (see Rush-Bagot Treaty, Treaty of 1818, Webster-Ashburton Treaty, Oregon Treaty).

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War of 1812 - Britain - Nationalism - Rush-Bagot Treaty - Treaty of 1818 - Webster-Ashburton Treaty - Oregon Treaty

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