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Confederation
The name of the event by which the federation of Ontario, Nova Scotiam and New Brunswick was formed -
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Confederation
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Manitoba joins Canada
Manitoba became the fifth province. After its promise of starting a transcontinental railway. -
Northwest Territories Join Canada
he Northwest Territories joined because the Hudson Bay Company, which owned those lands, sold them to the Canadian Government -
British Columbia becomes the sixth province
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Prince Edward Island joins Canada
After being bailed out of financial woes incurred during the building of its own railway. -
Yukon joins Canada
Yukon joined Canada because they had realized the need for a local government created because of the population increase by the Gold Rush. -
Saskatchewan and Alberta Join Canada
After a flood of immigration settled in the Prairies.
