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Figure 1.
The territories
of British North America. Modern boundaries primarily reflect
settlement patterns and land grants from the sixteenth through
eighteenth centuries. Ungava was separated from Quebec as a
native people’s land grant.
Borders in the western half of British North
America reflect patterns of territorial acquisition and the
outcomes of negotiations, including efforts to resettle native
peoples. When independent Texas was annexed, it was divided into
three territories to limit its potential influence. |
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