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Lord Durham
John George Lambton, Lord Durham, was born April 12, 1792, in London. In September 1813, he was elected to the House of Commons, like his father before him, as the member for Durham. He had already made a name for himself as a reformer and was deemed to be a moderate radical within the Whig party. -
Rebellions
The Rebellions of 1837 were two armed uprisings that took place in Lower and Upper Canada in 1837 and 1838. Both rebellions were motivated by frustrations with political reform. -
Rebellions ended
The Rebellion of 1837 was about many revolts and attacks against the rule of Great Britain. Peasants and Civilians were fighting for Democracy and Independence. By the time the crisis ended in 1838, hundreds had been killed, thousands were refugees, and the colonial regime was firmly reestablished. -
Durham Report
Lord Durham's Report was submitted in 1839. It took the position that the Canadian colonies would wish to remain in the British Empire if Britain allowed them to govern their local affairs. Lord Durham also recommended the eventual union of all the Canadian colonies under a central government. As a step toward this goal, he suggested combining Upper and Lower Canada. These proposals had been suggested earlier, and the British Parliament largely disregarded his report. -
Charlottetown Conference
The Charlottetown Conference was held in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island for representatives from the colonies of British North America to discuss Canadian Confederation. The conference took place between 1–9 September 1864. The 16 delegates from the Province of Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island had agreed at the close of the Charlottetown Conference to meet again at Quebec City in October 1864. -
Quebec Conference
The 16 delegates discussed of how the Union would work. Nearly 3 weeks later the decisions the had can to we called the Quebec Resolutions. -
London Conference
The London Conference was held in the United Kingdom and began on 4 December 1866, and it was the final in a series of conferences or debates that led to Canadian confederation in 1867.By November 1866, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Canada had agreed to join Confederation. Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island declined. -
Quebec
Quebec became a official province of Canada in 1867 -
Ontario
In 1867 after the three conferences Ontario became an official province of canada -
New Brunswick
In the year 1867 New Brunswick became an official province of Canada after a long process of meetings -
Nova Scotia
In 1867 Nova Scotia became a province of canada as well as 3 others. -
Confederation
In 1867 the process by which the Dominion of Canada was formed -
First province
Northwest Territories joined as a territory in Canada -
Prince Edward Island
In 1867 P.E.I declined becoming a province of Canada but in 1873 P.E.I became a Official province of Canada -
Yukon
Yukon became a part of the territories in Canada. -
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan became a official province of Canada in the year 1905 -
Alberta
Alberta became an official province of canada in 1905 -
Nunavut
Nunavut was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, when it became an official province.
