Canadian Phillipines

The Territory of the Phillipines was an external territory of Canada from 1898 to 1919, when it was integrated into the United States. As Canada was the only British North American Dominion with a Pacific coast following the Spanish-British North American War, the Phillipines was given to the government to manage. Parliament made the Phillipines into an external territory of Canada, which allowed it to have a fair amount of self-determination. This prevented a potential insurgency from arising against the Canadian government. The Phillipines sent roughly 5,000 voulenteers to fight on behalf of Canada in the Prarie War. Following the war, Canada sought integration with the United States, which finally occurred in 1919. This transferred ownership of the Phillipines to the United States.