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building of the fort lawrence
start of the buildoing of fort lawrence -
start of the seven year war
this wa the start of the seven year war in canada -
civil war
war between the french and indian war. although wasnt declared till 2 years after -
anthony henday explores the west
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plains of abraham
Wolfe defeated Montcalm on Plains of Abraham. September At the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, Quebec falls to the British. Both commander, Wolfe and Montcalm, are killed. -
treaty of paris
the treaty of paris ended the war betweeen the french and british which ceded New France and Britain -
royal proclomation of 1763
they royal proclomation was issued by king george the 3rd. the royal proclomation was issued to try and for a government administration in trritories ceded by france to britain in the treaty of paris following the seven years war. -
the quebec act
the quabec guarenteed civilcivil, language and religious rights to French Canadians. -
America invades quabec
americans invade quebec under general montgomery the city is under seige until spring. -
captain james cook
captain james cook had travelled as far north as being strait and on april 26th claimed vancouver island for the british -
Sir Frederick Haldimand
Sir Frederick Haldimand was canadas gerverner general between 1778-1784. Sir Frederick lead -
post american revolution
King of England signed a proclamation that would provide land grants to remaining British territories to those Loyalists that had supported the British. -
alexander mackenzie
Alexander Mackenzie, under the sponsorship of the North West Company, set out for the Beaufort Sea by following what would later be named the Mackenzie River. He would reach the Pacific Ocean at Dean Channel in 1793. -
constitutional act of 1791
the coonstitutional act of 1791 divided quabec into lower canada -
john graves simcoe
the Navy Hall in Newark became the residence of the Lieutenant Governor john graves simcoe of Upper Canada -
changing of canadas capital
in 1793 Lieutenant Governor Simcoe had been convinced that war with the americans was unavoidable and that newark would be in harms way so he changed the capital to yor (toronto) -
an act to stop the importation of slaves to the colonies
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the start of the war of 1812
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edward parry
Edward Parry anchors for a 10 month stay off Melville Island, (He is the first searcher for the Northwest Passage to winter the artic by Choice.) -
sir james kempt
Personal representative of the Sovereign and acting out the duties of Canada's Head of State on their behalf. Also is Commander-in-Chief of the Canadian Armed Forces. Governor General's are chosen by the Prime Minister and appointed by the sovereign. This role is mostly ceremonial, and lasts 5-7 years. -
canadas first railway
The first railway in Canada opens, running from La Prairie to St. John's, Quebec. Canada's first railway, the Champlain and St. Lawrence, starts service between Laprairie and Saint-Jean, Que. -
sir john franklin
Sir John Franklin and his crew disappear in the Arctic while searching the Northwest Passage. -
english troy mob burns down the parliament building
1849 25 April English Tory mob burns the parliament buildings in Montreal after Governor General Lord Elgin signs the rebellion Losses Bill -
Marco Polo
marco polo was made to be the fastest ship and started its journey on may 23rd 1851 from a port in Saint John New Brunswick -
bytown renamed
bytown was renamed to ottowa canadas present day capital -
Ottawa
Queen Victoria chooses Ottawa to be the new capital of canada -
first women attends school
Mount Allison University accepts the first woman student in Canada in Sackville, N.B. -
the four founding provinces
Canada was established with four founding provinces in 1867. These were Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec and Ontario. The British North America Act -
1867 confederation
The Dominion of Canada is created by uniting the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Canada. Canada East and Canada West are renamed Quebec and Ontario-a total of four provinces -
manitoba act of 1870
may 12th 1870 canadian parliament passed the manitoba act making manitoba canadas fifth province -
treaty number 7
treaty number 7 cedes the last major sections of the prairie land to the government of canada. -
chinese canadians brought to canada
the chinese came to canada as temporary workers to work on the trans canada railway but most could not afford to go back to china or didnt want to go back to china -
louis riel
louis riel was hanged in regina for treason -
death of john a. macdonald
john a macdonald dies at age 76. -
governer general lord stanley
lord stanley governer general of canada donates the stanley cup to the nhl as a trophy -
canadas first production car
the le roy was built by the good brothers in 1902 and no molre than 20 were built before shutting down in 1904 -
canada and alberta join confederation
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canadas first powered flight
J.A.D mcCurdy make the first powered flight in a biplane called the silver dart which flew for almost 1 kilometer -
canada joins wwI
canada joins ww1 to fight along side the allies force -
christmas in the trenches
canadians share an unofficial truce for christmas day in the western trenches -
sucession of insulin
january 23rd was the first succesful use of insulin on a human diabetic. -
start of the great depresion
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canada becomes independant
Canada is granted full legislative independence in national and international affairs, with the Crown represented by the Governor General -
Amelia Earhart
amelia earnheart disppeared trying to circumnavigate the earth by aircraft -
canada joins ww2
canada joins ww2 as an independant country. -
national reaserch council
the halifax naval base was the first base in west canada tobe protected by radar. -
japanese canadians
22,000 japanese canadians were sent to security camps during ww2 even if they had little to no connections with japan -
d-day
canadian forces make a push on juno beach also making it the farthest out of any allied forces. canada also lost1047 soldiers out of the 14000 that landed on juno beach -
chinese canadians
chinese canadians finally ganted the right to vote in provincial and federal elections in canada. -
vincent massy
vincent massy becomes the first canadian born governer general -
rocket richard
french canadians riot over the suspension of montreal canadians marice richard -
prime minister john deifenbaker
pm john d deifenbakers minority government goes on to become the largest majority government obtained in a federall election -
cf-105 avro arrow project
the avro arrow project was cancelled by john diefenbaker on the 20th of february 1959 even though many people protested 14000 canadians lostt heir jobs -
canadas bill of rights is passed
canadas bill of rights was the first document to protect canadian citizens rights -
canada raises a new flag
canada raises a new flag on parliament hill the flag will consist of a maple leaf and two red stripes on either side -
cbc produces first colored broadcast
cbc produced the first colored broadcast in canada -
october crisis
the flq kidnapped British trade commissioner James Cross leading to the october crisis -
cn tower in toronto
torontos cn tower is completed on the 2nd of april 1975 which will become the worlds largest freestanding structure -
Jeanne Sauvé
Jeanne Sauvé became the first female speaker of the house -
terry fox
Terry Fox dipped his right prosthetic foot into the Atlantic Ocean at St. John's, Newfoundland this will be where he starts his marathon of hope running across canada -
constitution act of 1982
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canadian airborne regiment
after some disastorous military hazing rituals. public outcry cause the disembanment of the canadian airborne regiment -
formal apology to native people
the federal government issued a formal apology to the first nations people for past injustices -
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bibliography
http://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/exhibitions/chrono/1000fall_of_e.shtml
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/royal-proclamation-of-1763/
http://www.historyisfun.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/RoadtoRevolution.pdf
http://www2.ville.montreal.qc.ca/archives/democratie/democratie_en/expo/montreal/regime-britannique/piece9/index.shtm
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