British North America - Article Index

Encyclopedia - English Colonization Of The Americas: Encyclopedia Ii - English Colonization Of The Americas - British North America
The English established colonies along the east coast of North America, from Newfoundland in the north, to as far as Florida in the south...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - English Colonization Of The Americas: Encyclopedia Ii - English Colonization Of The Americas - British North America
The Kingdom of Great Britain acquired the French colony of New France and the Spanish colony of Florida in 1763. New France became the Ca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British North America: Encyclopedia - British North America
By 1763, British North America included 19 British colonies and territories on the continent of North America. Increasing friction betwee...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British North America: Encyclopedia Ii - British North America - List Of Colonies In British North America In 1763
The Thirteen Colonies which formed the United States: Connecticut Colony Delaware Colony Province of Georgia Province of Maryland Provin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British North America Acts: Encyclopedia - British North America Acts
The British North America Acts 1867–1975 were a series of Acts of the British Parliament dealing with the government of Canada. The fir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British North America Acts: Encyclopedia Ii - British North America Acts - Notable British North America Acts
The different Acts of the series are distinguished by appending the year of their enactment. BNA Acts were passed in 1867, 1871, 1886, 19...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Canadian Forces: Encyclopedia - Canadian Forces
The Canadian Forces (French: Forces canadiennes) are the combined armed forces of Canada. The operational elements of Canadian Forces are...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Canadian Confederation: Encyclopedia - Canadian Confederation
Canadian Confederation, or the Confederation of Canada, was the process, culminating on 1 July 1867, by which a union was formed among th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Timber Trade: Encyclopedia - British Timber Trade
British Timber Trade During the Middle Ages and Stuart period, Great Britain had large domestic supplies of timber, especially valuable w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battles Of Lexington And Concord: Encyclopedia - Battles Of Lexington And Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first battles of the American Revolutionary War. They were fought on April 19, 1775 in Midd...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - War Of 1812: Encyclopedia - War Of 1812
This page refers to the war between the United States of America and Great Britain. For Napoleon's 1812 Invasion of Russia, see Napoleon'...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anglican Church Of Canada: Encyclopedia - Anglican Church Of Canada
The Anglican Church of Canada (ACC) is the Canadian branch of the Anglican Communion. It is made up of 800,000 members worshipping in 30 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United Empire Loyalists: Encyclopedia - United Empire Loyalists
United Empire Loyalists is the name given to the portion of British Loyalists who resettled in British North America and other British Co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Confederation Bridge: Encyclopedia - Confederation Bridge
The Confederation Bridge (46°12′55″N, 63°44′45″W; French: Pont de la Confédération) is a bridge spanning the Abegweit Passage...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Whig: Encyclopedia - Whig
While the Whigs (along with the Tories) are often described as one of the two political parties in late 17th to mid 19th century Great Br...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Monarchy In Canada: Encyclopedia - Monarchy In Canada
Canada is a constitutional monarchy and a Commonwealth Realm with Queen Elizabeth II as its reigning monarch. As such she is the de jure ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maritimes: Encyclopedia - Maritimes
The Maritime Provinces, or simply the Maritimes, constitute a region of Canada on the Atlantic coast, consisting of New Brunswick, Nova S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Revolutionary War: Encyclopedia - American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also known as the American War of Independence, was the military side of the American Revol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minnesota: Encyclopedia - Minnesota
Norm Coleman (R) Minnesota is the 32nd state of the United States, having joined the Union on May 11, 1858. Its name is from the Dakota p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Newspaper: Encyclopedia - Newspaper
A newspaper is a publication containing news and information and advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called newsprint. It may ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dominion: Encyclopedia - Dominion
A Dominion is a wholly self-governing or virtually self-governing state of the British Empire or British Commonwealth, particularly one w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - State Religion: Encyclopedia - State Religion
A state religion (also called an established church or state church) is a religious body or creed officially endorsed by the state. The t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saint John New Brunswick: Encyclopedia Ii - Saint John New Brunswick - History
Predated by the Maritime Archaeic Indian civilization, the area of the northwestern coastal regions of the Bay of Fundy came to be inhabi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Treaty Of Paris 1783: Encyclopedia Ii - Treaty Of Paris 1783 - The Agreement
The treaty document was signed by David Hartley (a member of the British Parliament representing the British Monarch, King George III), J...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Extinct States: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Extinct States - Modern States
List of extinct states - States and territories grouped by geographical location. In and around what is now Bulgaria Third Bulgarian...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 49th Parallel North: Encyclopedia Ii - 49th Parallel North - History
After the United States acquired the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, it was generally agreed that the boundary between it and British Rupert'...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Triangular Trade: Encyclopedia Ii - Triangular Trade - Europe-west Africa-caribbean
Ships from Europe would ply the African coast purchasing slaves and selling them in the Caribbean (typically for on-sale to the United St...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Liberal Party Of Canada: Encyclopedia Ii - Liberal Party Of Canada - History
(External Web Link http://www.liberal.ca/party_e.aspx?id=1 explores the origins of the Liberal Party of Canada) Liberal Party of Canada ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - International Date Line: Encyclopedia Ii - International Date Line - Geography
For the most part, the International Date Line follows the line of longitude at or near 180°, roughly down the middle of the Pacific Oce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Manifest Destiny: Encyclopedia Ii - Manifest Destiny - Effect On Continental Expansion
The phrase "Manifest Destiny" is most often associated with the territorial expansion of the United States from 1815 to 1860. This era, f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arthur Edward Kennedy: Encyclopedia Ii - Arthur Edward Kennedy - Colonial Services
In 1851, the famine having ended, Kennedy's position was abolished, and he applied for a position in the colonial service. In May 1852 he...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Revolutionary War: Encyclopedia Ii - American Revolutionary War - War In The North
American Revolutionary War - Massachusetts 1774 to 1776. In 1774, the British parliament effectively abolished the provincial governmen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Newspaper: Encyclopedia Ii - Newspaper - Newspapers In Different Countries
Newspaper - Afghanistan. Printed in Afghanistan and other countries by Afghan nationals. List of newspapers in and out of print: Kabul...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pig War: Encyclopedia Ii - Pig War - Us-british Empire Conflict
The Pig War (also called the Pig Episode, the San Juan Boundary Dispute or the Northwestern Boundary Dispute) was a confrontation in 1859...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pontiac's Rebellion: Encyclopedia Ii - Pontiac's Rebellion - Origins
In the decades before Pontiac's Rebellion, France and Great Britain participated in a series of wars in Europe that also involved their n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Presbyterian Church In Canada: Encyclopedia Ii - Presbyterian Church In Canada - Background And Roots
In 1759, Great Britain gained full control of the French colony of New France. At the Plains of Abraham outside of the walled Citadelle o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oregon: Encyclopedia Ii - Oregon - History
Oregon's earliest residents were several Native American tribes, including the Bannock, Chinook, Klamath, and Nez Percé. James Cook expl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nova Scotia: Encyclopedia Ii - Nova Scotia - History
See also individual articles on Nova Scotia History. Paleo-Indians camped at locations in present-day Nova Scotia approximately 11,000 ye...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Romantic Nationalism: Encyclopedia Ii - Romantic Nationalism - Brief History
Early Romantic nationalism was strongly inspired by Rousseau, and by the ideas of Johann Gottfried von Herder, who in 1784 argued that ge...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battles Of Lexington And Concord: Encyclopedia Ii - Battles Of Lexington And Concord - The Battles
Battles of Lexington and Concord - Lexington. As the British Army's advance troops under Pitcairn entered Lexington at sunrise on April...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Whig: Encyclopedia Ii - Whig - History
After the Glorious Revolution of 1688, Queen Mary II and King William III governed with both Whigs and Tories, despite the sometimes ques...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - War Of 1812: Encyclopedia Ii - War Of 1812 - Course Of The War
Although the outbreak of the war had been preceded by years of angry diplomatic dispute, neither side was ready for war when it came. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Canadian Confederation: Encyclopedia Ii - Canadian Confederation - British North America Act 1867
Confederation was accomplished when Queen Victoria gave royal assent to the British North America Act (BNA Act) on March 29, 1867. That a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Joliette Electoral District: Encyclopedia Ii - Joliette Electoral District - History
It was created by the British North America of 1867 which preserved existing electoral districts in Lower Canada. In 1933, Joliette becam...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Machias Seal Island: Encyclopedia Ii - Machias Seal Island - History
Likely used by the Passamaquoddy Nation in the pre-European era, Machias Seal Island was never actively nor successfully settled during t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maritime Union: Encyclopedia Ii - Maritime Union - Regional Cooperation
Support for a union of the three provinces has historically ebbed and flowed, in conjunction with various socio-economic and political ev...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Lambton 1st Earl Of Durham: Encyclopedia Ii - John Lambton 1st Earl Of Durham - Family
The 1st Earl's family and personal fortune was derived largely from mining on lands surrounding Lambton Castle, the ancestral family home...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - James Douglas Governor: Encyclopedia Ii - James Douglas Governor - Early Life And Fur Trader
Douglas was born in Demerara, British Guiana, the illegitimate son of a Scottish sugar planter and a "free coloured woman". In 1812 he wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Quebec: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Quebec - New France 1534–1759
Quebec was part of the territory of New France, the general name for the North American possessions of France until 1763. At its largest ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Intercolonial Railway Of Canada: Encyclopedia Ii - Intercolonial Railway Of Canada - History
The idea of a railway connecting Britain's North American colonies arose as soon as the railway age began in the 1830s. In the decades fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irish Canadian: Encyclopedia Ii - Irish Canadian - The Irish In Canada
The Irish have a long and rich history in Canada dating back centuries. The first recorded Irish presence in the area of present day Cana...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North West Company: Encyclopedia Ii - North West Company - Late 18th/early 19th Century
Simon McTavish brought several members of his family into the company, but for McTavish, nepotism took a back seat to ability. His father...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nova Scotia: Encyclopedia Ii - Nova Scotia - History
See also individual articles on Nova Scotia History. Paleo-Indians camped at locations in present-day Nova Scotia approximately 11,000 ye...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Treaty Of Paris 1783: Encyclopedia Ii - Treaty Of Paris 1783 - The Agreement
The treaty document was signed by David Hartley (a member of the British Parliament representing the British Monarch, King George III), J...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Triangular Trade: Encyclopedia Ii - Triangular Trade - Europe-west Africa-caribbean
This triangle trade lasted from around 1700 to 1808, when the importation of slaves was banned by the United States. Ships from Europe wo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Whig Party: Encyclopedia Ii - British Whig Party - History
After the Glorious Revolution of 1688, Queen Mary II and King William III governed with both Whigs and Tories, despite the sometimes ques...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sandford Fleming: Encyclopedia Ii - Sandford Fleming - Early Life
Sandford Fleming was born in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, and in 1845, at the age of 17, he emigrated with his older brother David to Ontar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rideau Hall: Encyclopedia Ii - Rideau Hall - History
The residence was built in 1838 to house Scottish stone mason Thomas McKay and his family, who occupied the residence until 1855. After Q...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pontiac's Rebellion: Encyclopedia Ii - Pontiac's Rebellion - Origins
In the decades before Pontiac's Rebellion, France and Great Britain participated in a series of wars in Europe that also involved their n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pre-confederation History Of Canada: Encyclopedia Ii - Pre-confederation History Of Canada - The Timber Trade
As the fur trade declined in importance the timber trade became Canada's most important commodity. The industry became concentrated in th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prince Edward County Ontario: Encyclopedia Ii - Prince Edward County Ontario - History
The county was created by Upper Canada's founding lieutenant-governor John Graves Simcoe July 16, 1792 and named after Prince Edward Augu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Chinese Immigration To Canada: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Chinese Immigration To Canada - Chinese In Canada After The Completion Of The Cpr
Once the Canadian Pacific Railway was completed in 1885, Canada no longer needed Chinese labourers. As a result, the government of Canada...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Grand Trunk Railway: Encyclopedia Ii - Grand Trunk Railway - Charter Construction And Expansion
The company was incorporated on November 10, 1852 as the Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada to build a railway line between Montreal a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of Canada: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of Canada - English-french Conflict
Canada was colonized by two major European powers that were historically at odds with each other, and it was inevitable that this age-old...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Monarchy In Canada: Encyclopedia Ii - Monarchy In Canada - History
Since the establishment of New France, Canada has been the territory of a monarchy or a monarchy in its own right. Kings and queens reign...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charlottetown Conference: Encyclopedia Ii - Charlottetown Conference - The Conference
The conference began on Thursday, September 1 with a banquet for all of the delegates. Parties and banquets were in fact held each night ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maritimes: Encyclopedia Ii - Maritimes - Economy
Maritimes - Present status. Unlike the rest of Canada, the Maritime region's population of 1.8 million is geographically distributed th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Canada: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Canada - Early Colonial Period: The Rise And Fall Of New France Nouvelle-france 1604-1763
In the 16th and 17th centuries English and French colonists established settlements in eastern Canada largely to support fishing or fur t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Canadian Forces: Encyclopedia Ii - Canadian Forces - Uniforms
Although each element (land, sea, and air) wears distinctive uniforms, the CF as a whole has been reduced to two orders of dress: No. 3 S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Canadian Hydrographic Service: Encyclopedia Ii - Canadian Hydrographic Service - Georgian Bay Survey
Prior to Confederation, responsibilities for hydrographic survey and chart production in British North America rested with the Royal Navy...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - French Colonial Empires: Encyclopedia Ii - French Colonial Empires - The First French Colonial Empire
The early voyages of Giovanni da Verrazano and Jacques Cartier in the early 16th century, as well as the frequent voyages of French fishe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coat Of Arms Of Canada: Encyclopedia Ii - Coat Of Arms Of Canada - Symbols
The shield has five elements: The first quarter at the viewer's top left contains the three lions that have been of symbol of England...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Canadian Confederation: Encyclopedia Ii - Canadian Confederation - History And Process
Canadian Confederation - Colonial organization. Before 1867, British North America was a collection of six separate colonies: Nova Scot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fenian Raids: Encyclopedia Ii - Fenian Raids - Niagara Raid 1866
In 1866, the Fenians had split into two factions, with the original faction, led by Fenian founder John O'Mahony focussed more on fundrai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oregon Boundary Dispute: Encyclopedia Ii - Oregon Boundary Dispute - Election Of 1844
In the convention before the 1844 U.S. presidential election, the Democratic Party platform called for the annexation of Texas and assert...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - French Colonial Empires: Encyclopedia Ii - French Colonial Empires - The First French Colonial Empire
The early voyages of Giovanni da Verrazano and Jacques Cartier in the early 16th century, as well as the frequent voyages of French fishe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prince Edward Augustus Duke Of Kent And Strathearn: Encyclopedia Ii - Prince Edward Augustus Duke Of Kent And Strathearn - Army
In 1785, he began his military training in Germany. King George III intended to send him to the University of Göttingen, but decided aga...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Edmundston New Brunswick: Encyclopedia Ii - Edmundston New Brunswick - History
The area was at the centre of the Aroostook War over the boundary line between the U.S.A. and what was then British North America. It was...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Constitutional Convention Political Custom: Encyclopedia Ii - Constitutional Convention Political Custom - Examples Of Constitutional Conventions
Constitutional convention political custom - Australia. The Senate will not deny supply to the government (broken in 1975. The Senate ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Report On The Affairs Of British North America 1839: Encyclopedia Ii - Report On The Affairs Of British North America 1839 - Reactions
In exile in France, Louis-Joseph Papineau published the Histoire de l'insurrection du Canada (History of the insurrection in Canada) in t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Economic History Of Canada: Encyclopedia Ii - Economic History Of Canada - Timber
In the early nineteenth century timber became the dominant staple commodity. Timber for the domestic market had long been a small industr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Canadian-american Reciprocity Treaty: Encyclopedia Ii - Canadian-american Reciprocity Treaty - Effects
In Canada, there has long been a dispute about the effects of the treaty. The period after the treaty's introduction saw a large increase...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rideau Canal: Encyclopedia Ii - Rideau Canal - History
At the time it was proposed, shortly after the War of 1812, there remained a persistent threat of attack from the United States on Britai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dominion: Encyclopedia Ii - Dominion - Historical Development
The short-lived Dominion of New England (1686–89) was not a Dominion in the later, generally-accepted sense of the word. It had an unpo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Canadian Forces: Encyclopedia Ii - Canadian Forces - Uniforms
Canadian Forces - Unification. Prior to unification in 1968, the uniforms of the Army, RCN and RCAF were similar to their counterparts ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Confederation Bridge: Encyclopedia Ii - Confederation Bridge - Steamships Iceboats And Ferries
When the province of Prince Edward Island entered Confederation on July 1, 1873, the Dominion of Canada was constitutionally bound to pro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - State Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - State Religion - Types Of State Churches
The degree and nature of state backing for denomination or creed designated as a state religion can vary. It can range from mere endorsem...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Revolutionary War: Encyclopedia Ii - American Revolutionary War - War In The North
American Revolutionary War - Massachusetts 1774 to 1776. In 1774, the British parliament effectively abolished the provincial governmen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Canadian Confederation: Encyclopedia Ii - Canadian Confederation - British North America Act 1867
Confederation was accomplished when Queen Victoria gave royal assent to the British North America Act (BNA Act) on March 29, 1867. That a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minnesota: Encyclopedia Ii - Minnesota - History
Main article: History of Minnesota Minnesota - History prior to joining the United States. Before European colonization, the area now k...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Monarchy In Canada: Encyclopedia Ii - Monarchy In Canada - History
Since the establishment of New France, Canada has been the territory of a monarchy or a monarchy in its own right. Kings and queens reign...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anglican Church Of Canada: Encyclopedia Ii - Anglican Church Of Canada - Dioceses And Provinces
The ACC is divided into four ecclesiastical provinces, and 30 dioceses. Each province has its own archbishop and each diocese has a bisho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maritimes: Encyclopedia Ii - Maritimes - Economy
Maritimes - Present status. Unlike the rest of Canada, the Maritime region's population of 1.8 million is geographically distributed th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battles Of Lexington And Concord: Encyclopedia Ii - Battles Of Lexington And Concord - The Battles
Battles of Lexington and Concord - Lexington. As the British Army's advance troops under Pitcairn entered Lexington at sunrise on April...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Confederation Bridge: Encyclopedia Ii - Confederation Bridge - Steamships, Iceboats, And Ferries
When the province of Prince Edward Island entered Confederation on July 1, 1873, the Dominion of Canada was constitutionally bound to pro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Confederation Bridge: Encyclopedia Ii - Confederation Bridge - Structure
The bridge is a two-lane highway toll bridge that carries the Trans-Canada Highway between Borden-Carleton, Prince Edward Island and Cape...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Confederation Bridge: Encyclopedia Ii - Confederation Bridge - Naming And Grand Opening
Since the Island-coined nickname "Fixed Link" was not considered appropriate, and the federal government-coined project name "Northumberl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Canadian Confederation: Encyclopedia Ii - Canadian Confederation - British North America Act, 1867
Confederation was accomplished when Queen Victoria gave royal assent to the British North America Act (BNA Act) on March 29, 1867. That a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Monarchy In Canada: Encyclopedia Ii - Monarchy In Canada - Organizations Under Royal Charter
Canada has hundreds of organizations under Royal Charters, including charities, businesses, colleges, universities, and cities. Today it ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - French Colonial Empires: Encyclopedia Ii - French Colonial Empires - Colonial Conflict With Great Britain 1744–1815
In the mid-18th century, a series of colonial conflicts began between France and the Kingdom of Great Britain, which would ultimately res...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Monarchy In Canada: Encyclopedia Ii - Monarchy In Canada - Debate On The Monarchy
In contrast to Australian republicanism, there has been little national debate about ending the monarchy in Canada. This may be because C...   » Read the article