The Commonwealth was a way for Britain to hold onto some of this power, with the British monarchy acting as the head of state for all members.Ĭanada was one of the first countries to start exploring how it could rule itself – mainly so it could independently trade with the US and develop its own defence forces.īritain did not want to risk a revolution and agreed to make Canada a dominion in 1867. The Commonwealth became an official organisation in formed in December 1931, although its origins date back to the late 19th Century, when the British Empire covered around a fifth of the world’s land surface. It was formerly an organisation linking all of the British Empire colonies, but as more nations gained their independence, the role of the Commonwealth changed and morphed into what is now a group of countries with a shared history who work together on trade, the environment, and human rights.
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