British North America Colonies
The colonies that existed before the signing of the 1846 Oregon Treaty:
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- Province of Canada — (previously Upper Canada and Lower Canada)
- Newfoundland
- Nova Scotia
- New Brunswick
- Prince Edward Island
- Rupert's Land
- Columbia District/Oregon Country (shared with the United States)
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
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—Edmund Burke (1729–1797)