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  • War of 1812

    War of 1812
    American invasion of Upper Canada in the summer of 1812 centring around the Great Lakes and the Canadian frontier.
    Source: "File:US Capitol 1814c.jpg." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 17 Jan. 2012. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:US_Capitol_1814c.jpg.

  • Northwest Company Established

    Northwest Company Established
    Source:"File:North West Company - Coat Of Arms.jpg." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 17 Jan. 2012. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:North_West_Company_-_Coat_Of_Arms.jpg.

  • Rebellions of 1938

    Rebellions of 1938
    Also known as the upper and lower Canada rebellions. The rebellions was about the canadian people trying to gain freedom from the British government.
    Source:"File:Battle of the Windmill.jpg." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 17 Jan. 2012. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Battle_of_the_Windmill.jpg.image

  • The Fenian Raid and Battle of Ridgeway

    The Fenian Raid and Battle of Ridgeway
    The Battle of Ridgeway was fought in the vicinity of the town of Fort Erie across the Niagara River from Buffalo, NY near the village of Ridgeway.
    Source: "File:Battle of Ridgeway.jpg." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 13 Jan. 2012. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Battle_of_Ridgeway.jpg.

  • North-West Mounted Police ( Mounties) established

    North-West Mounted Police ( Mounties) established
    The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is the national police force of Canada, and one of the most recognized of its kind in the world.
    Source: "File:Royal Canadian Mounted Police.svg." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 13 Jan. 2012. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Royal_Canadian_Mounted_Police.svg.

  • North-West Rebellion or North-West Resistance or the Saskatchewan Rebellion

    North-West Rebellion or North-West Resistance or the Saskatchewan 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 the Dominion of Canada.
    Source:"File:Battle of Fish Creek.jpg." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 13 Jan. 2012. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Battle_of_Fish_Creek.jpg.

  • Canadian Pacific Railway Completed

    Canadian Pacific Railway Completed
    The Canadian Pacific Railway, is a historic Canadian Class I railroad founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001.
    Source:"File:ChilkootPass Steps.jpg." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 13 Jan. 2012. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ChilkootPass_steps.jpg.
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  • Klondike Gold Rush

    Klondike Gold Rush
    The Klondike Gold Rush, also called the Yukon Gold Rush, the Alaska Gold Rush and the Last Great Gold Rush, was an attempt by an estimated 100,000 people to travel to the Klondike region of the Yukon in north-western Canada between 1897 and 1899 in the hope of successfully prospecting for gold.
    Source:"File:ChilkootPass Steps.jpg." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 13 Jan. 2012. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ChilkootPass_steps.jpg.
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  • Boer War

    Boer War
    The first Canadian troops sent overseas participate in the Boer War in South Africa.
    Source:"Impact of the Boer War on British Politics and Society in the Twentieth Century - InfoBarrel."InfoBarrel - Crowdsourcing Information | Make Extra Money Writing. Web. 13 Jan. 2012. "Impact of the Boer War on British Politics and Society in the Twentieth Century - InfoBarrel."InfoBarrel - Crowdsourcing Information | Make Extra Money Writing. Web. 13 Jan. 2012.

  • War Measures Act Proclaimed on Quebec

    War Measures Act Proclaimed on Quebec
    The War Measures Act was a statute of the Parliament of Canada that provided for the declaration of war, invasion, or insurrection, and the types of emergency measures that could thereby be taken.
    Source: "File:Parliament-Ottawa.jpg." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 17 Jan. 2012. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Parliament-Ottawa.jpg.

  • Canadian Armed Forces

    Canadian Armed Forces
    The air force, army, and navy are unified as the Canadian Armed Forces.
    Source:"Best Military Shirts - Printfection.com." Sell T-Shirts Online - Your Own Free Merchandise Store | Printfection. Web. 12 Jan. 2012. http://www.printfection.com/militaryshirts.
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  • Canadian constitution is Adopted

    Canadian constitution is Adopted
    Canada gains a new Constitution and Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
    Source:Web. 11 Jan. 2012. http://www.shannonthunderbird.com/canadian_constitution.htm.
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