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| 1 | 1784 | - 1784—30 Jun 1867: New Brunswick
New Brunswick was created as a result of the partitioning of the British Colony of Nova Scotia in 1784. New Brunswick, one of the four original provinces of Canada, entered the Canadian Confederation on July 1, 1867. [ref. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Brunswick]
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| 2 | 1841 | - 10 Feb 1841: Upper and Lower Canada Renamed
The Colonies of Upper and Lower Canada were merged into the province of Canada by the Act of Union of 1840, and Upper Canada (Ontario) became Canada West, while Lower Canada (Quebec) became Canada East.
- 1 Jul 1841: Colony of New Zealand
New Zealand became a separate Colony of Great Britain. In 1856 the colony became self-governing. At the request of the New Zealand Parliament, in 1907 it was proclaimed a dominion within the British Empire. [ref. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand]
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| 3 | 1867 | - 30 Mar 1867—18 Oct 1867: Alaska Purchase
William H. Seward, the United States Secretary of State, negotiated the Alaska Purchase with the Emperor of the Russian Empire, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Finland, on March 30, 1867, for $7.2 million. Six months later the commissioners arrived in Sitka and the formal transfer was arranged at Fort Sitka on October 18, 1867. From then until Alaska gained statehood in 1959, it was administered as a federal District. [ref. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska]
- 1 Jul 1867: Dominion of Canada
The provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec and Ontario were established by the British North America Act. [ref. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontario]
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| 4 | 1901 | - 1 Jan 1901: Australia Commonwealth
The Commonwealth of Australia was established as a dominion of the British Empire. Britain's Statute of Westminster 1931 formally ended most of the constitutional links between Australia and the UK. Although Australia adopted it in 1942, it was backdated to 1939 to confirm the legislation passed by the Australian Parliament. [ref. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia]
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| 5 | 1907 | - 16 Nov 1907—16 Nov 1907: Oklahoma Statehood
Oklahoma was created through the combination of the Indian and Oklahoma Territories.
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| 6 | 1909 | - 1909—1961: Republic of South Africa Independence
An act of the British Parliament (South Africa Act 1909) granted nominal independence, while creating the Union of South Africa on 31 May 1910. The Union was a dominion that included the former territories of the Cape, Transvaal and Natal colonies, as well as the Orange Free State republic. In 1931, the union was made fully sovereign from the United Kingdom with the passage of the Statute of Westminster, which abolished the last powers of the British Government in the country. On 31 May 1961, the country became a republic following a referendum. [ref. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa]
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| 7 | 1922 | - 6 Dec 1922—29 Dec 1937: Irish Free State Established
On December 6, 1922, the Irish Free State was established under the Anglo-Irish Treaty of December 1921. At that time, the six counties of northern Ireland decided not to become a part of the Irish Free State. In 1937, a new constitution was drafted, which became effective on December 29, 1937, and the Irish Republic was established. [ref. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Free_State]
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1834 - Yes, date unknown