Did people in British colonies (eg. Canada, Australia, New Zealand) consider themselves British or did they moreover identify with the colony? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

Did people in British colonies (eg. Canada, Australia, New Zealand) consider themselves British or did they moreover identify with the colony?

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Algernon_Asimov

You may be interested in my answers in these previous threads:

At what point did Australians and New Zealanders begin to consider themselves as distinct from the British?
Why did Great Britain grant independence/autonomy to Australia and Canada? Was it political necessity or were there economic concerns?