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British Northwest Hist. 
the territories to the west and north of the old province of Upper Canada, north of the U.S. border.
- 1881 From this time there existed in Canada a desire to annex the British North West. . . .
- 1952 It had become evident to him . . . that the Americans would do anything "short of war" to acquire the British Northwest.
- 1881 From this time there existed in Canada a desire to annex the British North West. . . .