Canada left the British Commonwealth in 1867. Several major events took place during the era were British were ruling, and this made Canada take the decision to leave the British Commonwealth.
B. A bill of rights. you can thank Patrick Henry for that
The Wilmot Proviso pulled the nation apart because the southerners and northerners did not know whether to allow slavery in Mexico and the Wilmot Proviso automatically banned slavery in that region. ... Another was to allow the New Mexico and Utah territories to allow whether they wanted to have slavery.