<P> British America gained large amounts of new territory following the Treaty of Paris ( 1763 ) which ended British involvement in the Seven Years ' War . At the start of the American War of Independence in 1775 , the British Empire included twenty colonies north and east of New Spain ( present - day areas of Mexico and the Western United States ) . East and West Florida were ceded to Spain in the Treaty of Paris ( 1783 ) which ended the American Revolution , and then ceded by Spain to the United States in 1819 . The remaining continental colonies of British North America formed the Dominion of Canada by uniting between 1867 and 1873 . The Dominion of Newfoundland joined Canada in 1949 . </P>
<P> British America gained large amounts of new territory following the Treaty of Paris ( 1763 ) which ended British involvement in the Seven Years ' War . At the start of the American War of Independence in 1775 , the British Empire included twenty colonies north and east of New Spain ( present - day areas of Mexico and the Western United States ) . East and West Florida were ceded to Spain in the Treaty of Paris ( 1783 ) which ended the American Revolution , and then ceded by Spain to the United States in 1819 . The remaining continental colonies of British North America formed the Dominion of Canada by uniting between 1867 and 1873 . The Dominion of Newfoundland joined Canada in 1949 . </P>
which war brought about an end to british rule in america
which war brought about an end to british rule in america
American War of Independence
American War of Independence