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Canada became a country
Canada became a country in July 1 1867. -
Four provinces
The four provinces where Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Ontario and Quebec. -
Manatoba became a province
Manitoba became a province of Canada in 1870 after the Red River Rebellion. -
British Columbia became a province
In 1871 the colony of British Columbia became the sixth province of Canada. -
North-West Mounted Police
In 1873 the Canada government created the North-West Mounted Police. Thier job was to police the pairies from Manitoba to the Rocky Mountain. -
Sir John A. Macdonald
Macdonald and the Conservatives were re-elected in 1878. -
The Rebellion
The North-West Rebellion of 1885 was a brief and unsuccessful uprising by the Métis people of the District of Saskatchewan under Louis Riel against Canada. -
Railway was finished
On Nov. 7, 1885 the last spike in the railway was driven by Donald Smith at Craigellachie. -
The first train
The first train from Montreal to Port Moody left Montreal on June 28, 1886 and arrived in Port Moody on July 4, 1886.
