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War of 1812
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Sir George-Etienne Cartier Born
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Sir John A. Macdonald is born
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George Brown is Born
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First outbreak of Cholera
Cholera was originally brought to Canada from Britain in 1832. By 1854 20,000 people were killed by the disease.People burned so many smudge pots to battle the disease, that Quebec was encloaked in smoke. -
Act of Union
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First Election after Act of Union
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Ottawa is Born
The town of Bytown is renamed Ottawa, the name that still stands in the present day. -
Ottawa was chosen as the capitol of Canada
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Charlottetown Conference Began
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Charlottetown Conference Ended
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Quebec Conference Began
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Parliment Buildings Built
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Last Spike by Donald Smith.
Canadian Pacific Railway.This last spike was driven at Craigellachie,BC.