canada By michellemiren Oct 28, 1763 Treaty of Paris gives Canada (New France and Acadia) to England Treaty of Paris gives Canada (New France and Acadia) to England Feb 19, 1784 United Empire Loyalists arrive in Canada; New Brunswick becomes a separate colony to accommodate them Feb 24, 1791 Constitutional Act divides Quebec into Upper and Lower Canada May 30, 1837 Two separate rebellions, one in Upper and one in Lower Canada, fail to dislodge entrenched elites Nov 9, 1841 Act of Union unites Upper and Lower Canada Mar 23, 1848 Responsible government established in Canada Sep 7, 1857 Queen Victoria names Ottawa as Canada’s capital Jan 29, 1879 National Policy imposes tariff on manufactured goods being imported into Canada Feb 13, 1899 Boer War begins; the first Canadian troops to serve overseas are sent to South Africa Oct 6, 1900 Federal immigration policy entices Eastern Europeans to Canadian West Apr 15, 1903 Canada loses Alaska Boundary dispute when British representative sides with U.S. Aug 5, 1913 Canadian economy goes into a slump Aug 4, 1914 Canada automatically enters First World War when Britain declares war on Germany May 31, 1939 Canada enters World War II after remaining neutral Jan 1, 1991 the Goods and Services Tax (GST), the most unpopular tax in Canadian history is introduced.