sentences:  During the nineteenth century, Nova Scotia became self-governing in 1848 and joined the Canadian Confederation in 1867.The colonial history of Nova Scotia includes the present-day Canadian Maritime provinces and northern Maine (see Sunbury County, Nova Scotia), all of which were at one time part of Nova Scotia.In 1763 Cape Breton Island and St. John's Island (what is now Prince Edward Island) became part of Nova Scotia.