JULY 1, 1867 By trudy,bear Jan 1, 1791 Constitutional Act Jan 1, 1812 The Revolutionary War Jan 1, 1818 Estblished the 49th Parallel Jan 1, 1837 The Rebellion Jan 1, 1837 Violent rebellion erupted in upper and lower Canada Jan 1, 1840 The Act of Union Jan 1, 1854 Trades with the United States Jun 6, 1854 THe Reciprocity Treaty was signed between Canada and United States Jan 1, 1867 Sir John Alexander Macdonald, Father of Confederation, became first Prime Minister Jul 1, 1867 Confederation Jan 1, 1869 Cananda purchaced Rupert's Land from Hudson's Bay Jan 1, 1870 The Red River Rebllion Jan 1, 1871 British Columbia jioned Canada Jan 1, 1873 Prime Minister A Macdonald created NWMP, later became RCMP Jan 1, 1875 Riel was granted amnesty by Parliment Jun 1, 1875 Bell demonstrated the 1st functioning telephone Jan 1, 1885 Canada's 1st National Park was built in Banff, Alberta Nov 16, 1885 Louis Riel was captured and returned to Regina for trial for his treason. Riel was hanged Jan 1, 1893 The National Council for Women of Canada was founded Oct 30, 1899 Canada entered the Boar War in South Africa Jan 1, 1905 Saskatchewan became a Province