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The term British North America was initially used following the subsequent 1783 Treaty of Paris, which concluded the American Revolutionary War and confirmed the independence of Great Britain's Thirteen Colonies that formed the United States of America.
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Feb 6, 2006 · Learn about the history and development of British North America, the colonial predecessor of Canada, from 1783 to 1867. Find out how the colonies united, who were the Fathers of Confederation, and what was the British North America Act.
After the conclusion of war in 1783, the term British North America was used to refer to the remainder of Great Britain's possessions in what became Canada, the British West Indies in reference to its various island territories, Belize, and Guyana.
The British North America Acts, 1867–1975, are a series of acts of Parliament that were at the core of the Constitution of Canada. Most were enacted by the Parliament of the United Kingdom and some by the Parliament of Canada. Some of the acts were repealed in Canada by the Constitution Act, 1982.
British North America Act, the act of Parliament of the United Kingdom by which in 1867 three British colonies in North America—Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Canada—were united as “one Dominion under the name of Canada” and by which provision was made that the other colonies and territories of.
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British North America was the British-owned part of the continent of North America which constitutes today's America and Canada. This term was mostly used before the American Revolution. In 1759, after winning the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, Britain took control of the colony of New France.
Feb 6, 2006 · Learn about the British North America Act, the law that created the Dominion of Canada in 1867. Find out how it outlines the structure of government, the distribution of powers and the court interpretations of the Constitution.
