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The CPS
Control of the colonial postal system was transfered from Britain to Canada -
Cps from britain to Canada
Control of the colonial postal system was transfered from Britain to Canada -
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Pre-Confederation
important moments in canadian history -
Quebec French University
The Université Laval was created out of the Séminaire du Québec, which in turn had been founded by Franois de Laval (see 1663), making it the oldest French university in North America. -
The GTR
Charter was granted to The Grand Trunk Railroad -
Reciprocity treaty
The Reciprocity Treaty was signed between Canada and the United States on June 6. The treaty effectively reduced and balanced custom duties between the two. -
Robert borden
Future prime minister Robert Borden was born in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, on June 26. -
Ottawa
Bytown was renamed Ottaw in January 1 1855 -
The GTR and Toronto
The Grand Trunk Railroad opened a line between Toronto and Montréal -
James Douglas
James Douglas, already governor of Vancouver Island, sworn in as governor of British Columbia -
Parliament Building
The cornerstone of the Parliament Buildings was laid on September 1. -
Joseph howe
Joseph Howe became the Premier of Nova Scotia. -
Gold mine
Billy Barker strikes gold on Williams Creek in the Caribou country of British Columbia -
Charlottetown conference
From September 1 to September 9, the Charlottetown Conference took place. This was the first step toward Confederation. -
Quebec Conference
The Quebec Conference, from October 10'th to the 27'th, identified the 72 resolutions upon which the union would be based. -
The battle of ridgeway
The Battle of Ridgeway, which took place on June 2, was the most serious of the raids and gave a special sense of urgency to the Confederation movement. -
British Colombia
Colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia are combined into one colony named British Columbia -
London conference
he London Conference on December 4 passed the resolutions which would later be drafted into the British North American Act, the gateway to Canadian Confederation. -
Canadas Confederation
The British North America Act is passed by Britain's Parliament, providing for Canada's Confederation -
confederation
Province and territories joined Confederation, or were created from existing parts of Canada: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Quebec. -
Canada
Dominion of Canada comes into being: Sir John A. Macdonald sworn in as prime minister. -
Sir John A Macdonald
Dominion of Canada comes into being: Sir John A. Macdonald sworn in as prime minister.
