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  Dominion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The short-lived Dominion of New England (1686–1689) was not a dominion in the later, generally-accepted sense of the word.
Nova Scotia was the first colony to achieve responsible government in January-February 1848 through the efforts of Joseph Howe, followed by the Province of Canada later that year.
Nigeria became a dominion in 1960 and a republic in 1963, Tanganyika a dominion in 1961] and a republic in 1962, Uganda a dominion in 1962 and republic in 1963, Kenya a dominion in 1963 and a republic in 1964, Malawi a dominion in 1964 and republic in 1966.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dominion   (2844 words)

  
 Canada - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
After confederation the dominion went on incorporating new provinces and stretching its boundaries to the north and the west – not without cost to the American Indian peoples, many of whom lost their land and were forced onto reservations.
Following the 1931 Statute of Westminster, which had granted the British dominions complete autonomy in external affairs, this was a period of constitutional development in Canada, which played a leading part in the transformation from British Empire to Commonwealth.
Robert Stanfield, a lean and phlegmatic Nova Scotian, won the Progressive Conservative leadership contest, and Pierre Trudeau, an attractive and dynamic young lawyer from Montréal who had joined the party in 1965, won the Liberal leadership.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Canada   (4111 words)

  
 Nova Scotia Quotations
I imagine that the good people of Nova Scotia will be rather surprised to find that their province is an island (except for those from Cape Breton, which IS an island.) It would appear that being 'geographically handicapped' is an ironic condition.
Marriott Arbuthnot, Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, addressing the House of Assembly in Halifax on Friday June 6th, 1777, as reported in the Journals and Votes of the House of Assembly for the Province of Nova Scotia, 1777, (spelling and capitalization as printed).
It is estimated that 60,000 went to the colony of Nova Scotia, and 10,000 went to the colony of Quebec.
www.littletechshoppe.com /ns1625/quotes.html   (9704 words)

  
 Canada
Canada is a federation of ten provinces (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, and Saskatchewan) and three territories (Northwest Territories, Yukon, and Nunavut).
The Norse explorer Leif Eriksson probably reached the shores of Canada (Labrador or Nova Scotia) in 1000, but the history of the white man in the country actually began in 1497, when John Cabot, an Italian in the service of Henry VII of England, reached Newfoundland or Nova Scotia.
By the British North America Act of 1867, the dominion of Canada was created through the confederation of Upper and Lower Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick.
www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0107386.html   (2002 words)

  
 Canada Day
It is the anniversary of the uniting in 1867 of Upper and Lower Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia as the dominion of Canada.
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Dominion Day - Dominion Day: see Canada Day.
www.infoplease.com /ce6/society/A0810118.html   (153 words)

  
 collecting stamps and coins - books and catalogues
Values for Dominion of Canada notes continue their advance, if somewhat selectively.
For those who are not numismatically inclined and wish to determine “What is it Worth!” the guide offers a neat and clean opportunity to determine the value of those coins accumulations that are tucked away in a dresser drawer, a safety deposit box or tucked away in the basement for safekeeping.
All prices have been reviewed and adjusted from the coins of Nova Scotia to those of New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, and Canada, for the copper, silver and gold coinage covering over 165 years of issues.
www.allnationsstampandcoin.com /sales_other/sales_supplies_books.html   (992 words)

  
 The World Factbook 2004 -- Canada
A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown.
Economically and technologically the nation has developed in parallel with the US, its neighbor to the south across an unfortified border.
10 provinces and 3 territories*; Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories*, Nova Scotia, Nunavut*, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory*
www.brainyatlas.com /geos/ca.html   (1409 words)

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