Canada & The World

By SteRyl_GNED
  • Jan 1, 1492

    Columus Sails to America

  • Canada's First Newspaper

    Produced in Qubec,the Gazette, was the first Canadian newspaper issued and became one of the sole means to communicate amongst communities in masses.

  • The American Revolution

    Independence from Great Britain.

  • Upper and Lower Canada Formed

    Upper Canada (Ontario) and Lower Canada (Quebec) is formed.
    In 1796 York is named the capital of Upper Canada, and in 1834 York is renamed Toronto.

  • First Railway Formed

    A new leading innovation for transporting goods and eventually people.

  • First Canadian Postage Stamp

  • Confederation

    Canada begins to stand on its own; NB, NS, QC, and ONT.
    1870 Manitoba, 1871 British Columbia, 1873 PEI, 1898 Yukon, 1905 Saskatchewan and Alberta
    Sir John A. Macdonald as Prime Minister

  • British North American Treaty/Act

    In order to help keep the peace between nations the BNA was enacted.

  • A. Bell Invents the Telephone

    Alexander Graham Bell created the telephone and lead way to the magnificant technology that our society can't live and breath without.

  • Royal Canadia Navy Formed

  • World War I Begins

    A true victory for Canada, Vimy Ridge was captured by French-Canadians in 1917.

  • Women's Right to Vote

    The first election in which women had the right to vote.

  • Trans Canada Flights

  • World War II Begins

  • Last Canadian Execution

    1962 was the last canadian execution to take place, and definitey interprets our Canadian image into our judical sytem.

  • Free Trade Established