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Battle of the Plains of Abraham
Known as the Battle of Quebec, and was a battle in the Seven Years' War (he French and Indian War in the United States). The battle began on September 13, 1759. It was between the British Army and Navy, and the French Army, on a plateau just outside the walls of Quebec City, on land that was originally owned by a farmer named Abraham Martin. -
Royal Proclamation
The Royal Proclamation was issued by King George III, following Great Britain's acquisition of French territory in North America after the end of the Seven Years' War. The purpose of the proclamation was to organize Great Britain's new North American empire and to stabilize relations with Native North Americans through regulation of trade, settlement, and land purchases on the western frontier. -
Quebec Act
The Quebec Act was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain setting procedures of governance in the Province of Quebec. -
American War of Independence
The American Revolution was the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break free from the British Empire, combining to become the United States of America. -
War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. -
Rebellions
The Rebellions were a pair of Canadian armed uprisings that occurred in 1837 and 1838 in response to frustrations in political reform. A key shared goal was the allowance of responsible government, which was eventually achieved in the incident's aftermath. -
Lord Durham Report
Lord Durham spent only five months in the Canadas and less than two weeks in Upper Canada. His Report contained many inaccuracies about Upper Canada and was bitterly resented in Lower Canada for its unsympathetic view of French Canadians. Its major recommendation, responsible government, originated with the Baldwins and other moderate reformers rather than with Lord Durham himself. -
Act of Union
The Act of Union, formally the The British North America Act, 1840was enacted in July 1840 and proclaimed February 10, 1841. It abolished the legislatures of Lower Canada and Upper Canada and established a new political entity, the Province of Canada to replace them. This act effected the political union of The Canadas, and was similar in nature and in goals to the other Acts of Union enacted by the British Parliament. -
Baldwin-Lafontaine Coalition
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Quebec Conference
The Quebec Conference was the second meeting held in 1864 to discuss Canadian Confederation. 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 (at the Old Parliament Building) October 1864. Newfoundland also sent two observers, but did not participate directly in the proceedings. -
Confederation
Canadian Confederation was the process by which the federal Dominion of Canada was formed on July 1, 1867. On that day, three British colonies were formed into four Canadian provinces. The British Province of Canada was divided into the new Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec, and two other British colonies, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, also became provinces of Canada.
