Before 1867, British North America was a collection of six separate colonies: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, the Province of Canada (now Quebec and Ontario), Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, and British Columbia.
Although they were called 'British North America', there were significant French colonies located in all three of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Canada. The reason they were called 'British' North America is that the French more-or-less ceded the rights to their colonies to the English after several military defeats in the New World ... even though they struggle would continue for a lot longer on a merchant level (Hudson Bay Company vs Northwest Company vs the voyageurs).
Only the first three listed here entered into Confederation at first, but all did eventually, the last being Newfoundland in 1949. The remainder of modern-day Canada was made up of Rupert's Land and North-Western Territory, which were owned by the Hudson's Bay Company and ceded to Canada in 1870, and the Arctic Islands, which were under direct British control and became part of Canada in 1880.
Today, the 'Confederation of Canada' is a unique country in its own right, comprised of ten provinces and three territories.
2007-03-13 02:49:00
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answered by CanTexan 6
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Canada was not a province and never will be. It was a colony of the The Great Britain, but it later became independent. Canada is a commonwealth country. It has 10 provinces and 3 territories.
2007-03-14 11:33:48
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answered by historyman 1
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Canada (incidentally the second-largest nation on Earth) is not a Province. From the 17th-18th centuries, Canada was divided in two by France and the United Kingdom,. French Canada became part of the UK after the treaty of Paris, which ended the seven year's war (AKA French and Indian war). But it was only in 1867 that the independence process began and ended in 1982. However, to this day, Canada is a dominion of the Commonwealth, meaning that it is partially under the control of the Queen (or, eventually the King) of the United Kingdom.
2007-03-13 07:52:10
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answered by Jean-Paul J 5
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Canada is a huge country north of the United States that is made up of provinces including British Columbia, Quebec and Alberta.
2007-03-12 14:25:29
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answered by Joy M 7
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Many years ago it was a province of France, but then the British kicked some thin white French hiney and took it from em, then the Canadians decided they wanted Canadia as an independent country and the funny lookin British said ok after what happened with the US.
2007-03-12 16:48:33
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answered by Archangel 4
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No, Canada is a country that has separate provinces within it.
2007-03-12 14:25:21
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answered by Anonymous
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Canada is a nation that is divided primarily into provinces and a few territories.
2007-03-12 14:25:21
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answered by ? 4
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Canada is a soverign country. It is divided up into provinces much as the US is divided up into states.
2007-03-12 14:25:54
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answered by cattbarf 7
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Take off you hoser! The Great White North is a country that is made up of provinces and territories. Beauty answer, eh?
2007-03-12 14:30:11
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answered by chuck_and_your_momma 1
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Canada is a country, whose flag has a maple leaf imprint between 2 red vertical blocks. You can see the flag right the end of this page.
2007-03-13 02:45:08
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answered by Cherry Shortcake 3
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