British North America

Canada, 1783–1907. Draft, not yet reviewed

British North America comprised the British Empire's colonial territories in North America from 1783 to 1907, not including the Caribbean. 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. The term British North America came to be used more consistently in connection with the provinces that would eventually form Canada, following the Report on the Affairs of British North America (1839), called the Durham Report. The Dominion of Canada was formed under the British North America Act, 1867.

Seat of power: Quebec City

No rulers documented for this era yet.

Culture

• The Rideau Canal is a 202-kilometre long canal with 46 locks.
• To protect against an invasion, the British began the construction or reinforcement of a number of defences including Citadel Hill in Halifax, La Citadelle in Quebec City, and Fort Henry in Kingston.
• The part of Quebec retained after 1783 was split into the primarily French-speaking Province of Lower Canada and the primarily English-speaking Province of Upper Canada in 1791.

Picture

The Rideau Canal, which opened in 1832, is the oldest continuously operated canal system in North America and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Image: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY-SA 2.5, file

Sources

• British North America (Wikipedia)
• British North America (Wikidata)
• About the picture (Wikipedia)

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