Canada's National Identity Time Line

By samh2003
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    Canada's Named

    Canada's Named
    What: The name Canada started from the native word kanata
    What nations were involved:first nations, anglophone, francophone
    How did it change Canada: we gained a name, and therefore an identity
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    Canada colonized

    What: French and Britain move in and colonized Canada
    What nations:First Nations, French and British
    How did it change Canada: The Europeans started taking over land from the First Nations and this is how people started to come to Canada.

  • BNA Act

    BNA Act
    what:This is when the constitution happened and when Canada got the federal and provincial governments.
    what nations involved:the Britain and Canada
    how did it change Canada: it brought the provinces together
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    Provinces Added

    what it was: When provinces keep joining Canada
    what nation was mostly affected: relationship with the land
    how did it change Canada-it kept getting bigger in area

  • First Phone Call in Canada

    First Phone Call in Canada
    What it was: first phone call in Canada
    What nation is affected: Canadians
    How did it change Canada's national identity: language/communication by calling people

  • Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) completed

    Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) completed
    What it was:the CPR was finished across canada
    What nation was effected:First Nation, Chinese, Anglophone and Francophone
    How did it change Canada's national identity: It made it possible for people to travel from coast to coast. This caused many towns to start.

  • Women vote

    Women vote
    What it was:women have right to vote
    What nation was mostly affected:anglophone and francophone women and men.
    How did it change Canada's national identity:It changed how things were done in politics

  • World War 1 (WW1) ended

    World War 1 (WW1) ended
    What it was:the first world war ended on 1918
    What nation was affected:Canadians and all nations
    How did it change Canada's national identity: we follow a tradition called Remembrance Day on Nov 11 every year to celebrate our freedom.
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    WWII

    What it was:world war 2 happens
    What nation was effected: all nations
    How did it change Canada's national identity: economy started booming and other countries begin to recognize the success of Canada bringing much immigration to Canada

  • New Canadian Flag

    New Canadian Flag
    What it was:Canada changed their flag
    What nation was mostly affected:the Canadians and Britain
    How did it change Canada's national identity: it showed our separation from Britain. We are recognized as Canada by the flag