<Tr> <Td> Northwest Territories </Td> <Td> all of Rupert's Land and the North - Western Territory except for the part which became Manitoba </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> July 20, 1871 </Td> <Td> British Columbia </Td> <Td> United Colony of British Columbia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> July 1, 1873 </Td> <Td> Prince Edward Island </Td> <Td> Colony of Prince Edward Island </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> June 13, 1898 </Td> <Td> Yukon Territory </Td> <Td> part of the Northwest Territories </Td> </Tr>

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