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Acadians tried to return
no exact date
Acadians tried to return after Peace of Paris Treaty. Some were granted land in Memramook area and others went to Cape Breton to find jobs as fishermen -
New Brunswick was created
Before 1784 there were only 2 colonies in the maratime region; Nova Scotia and P.E.I. In that year Nova Scotia was divided into 3 and New Brunswick and Cape Breton were created. -
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Early scotsman and other englisb speaking settlers arrive in NB
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Colony achieved Responsible Government
The exact date is not known. We jusb had to add Nov. 22 because you need a specific date so that date isnt accurate but the year is. -
Governor Gordon decided to pursue the idea of Maritime Union
What is MAritime Union?Nov.22 is incorect although it was in 1863 -
Charlotte town Conferance
convened to formally discuss the idea of union. From Gordon's original plan for a small group of Maritime governors and premiers, the conference had grown to include more than thirty delegates. Gordon had selected the delegation from New Brunswick: Premier Tilley, former Premier John Hamilton Gray, Attorney-General John Mercer Johnson, Upper House Reform Leader William Steeves, and Opposition Member Edward Chandler. -
Quebec Conferance
After the discussions at Charlottetown, the task before the delegates was now to create a formal union agreement. Governor Gordon expanded the New Brunswick delegation to include Peter Mitchell and Charles Fisher. -
Tilley called an election
exact date not known
Tilley called an election in 1865 and anti confederation 3-1 and he was out of power -
Fenians launched a raid on New Brunswick
the 22nd of april is incorrect but it did happen in april in 1866. the eact day is not known -
Governor Gordon Leaves New Brunswick
Nov.22 is not correct. That isn't known but it is for sure 1866
resolving never to work in a self-governing colony again -
Another election
exact date not known
In 1866 there was another election and pro confederation won, then they joined with Nova Scotia and held a final conference in London to finalize confederation -
London Conferance
it was the final in a series of conferences or debates that led to Canadian confederation in 1867. Sixteen delegates from the Province of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick gathered with officials of the British government to draft the British North America Act, 1867. -
Joined Confederation.
official holiday in New Brunswick, though not everyone was in a festive mood -- feelings towards Confederation were mixed. In Saint John, the Volunteer Artillery fired a 21-gun salute to mark the beginning of the new Dominion, and an impromptu gathering of several thousand people paraded through the city streets. As the parade passed through an anti-Confederation neighbourhood, street fights broke out.
