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Hudsons bay company forms
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Events that need to be known for SS test/exam
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Hudsons bay company gets sole trading rights through Hudson’s Bay and Rupert’s Land
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establishment of the Halifax Gazette
The Halifax Gazette was Canada's first newspaper -
Creation of the Indian Department
Created “Status” Indians, a status you could lose by Voting or Marrying a non-status Indian. -
End of 7 Years War/Plains of Abraham (Confederation)
Plains of Abraham is were the British Defeated the French -
Royal Proclamation
Issued by King George III, was to establish a basis of government administration in the North American territories. Recognizes that aboriginal people own land. Colonists couldn't settle land west of the Appalachian mountains. This was done because of an uprising from the aboriginal people (Pontiac's rebellion) -
Quebec Act
The Quebec act enlarged the boundaries of the province Quebec, Sir Guy Carleton was the main people to work on it -
Constitutional Act
Divided Quebec into Upper Canada and Lower Canada -
The French North West Trading and the English Hudson’s Bay Company merge
The two companies merge into just the Hudson's Bay company -
Lord Durham Report 1839, Act of Union
governor general and high commissioner of British North America. Comes to to investigate the circumstances behind the Rebellions of 1837 (two rebellions in Upper and Lower Canada). -
First ladies college in all of Canada opens
Mary Electa Adams, becomes the first teacher/professor and Grace Annie Lockhart becomes the first women to graduate with her bachelors -
Fraser River Gold Rush
In 1858 30,000 gold seekers came to BC -
Charlottetown Conference
Set Confederation in motion, The meeting brought together delegates from New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island to discuss the union of their three provinces. -
British North America Act (Confederation)
Britain's North American colonies are united via the BNA Act (British North America Act) to become the Dominion of Canada. -
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Canada Territory/Border forming
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Louis Riel led the Red River Resistance (Louis Riel)
Led to the creation of the province Manitoba, Rupert's land was being sold to the Canadian Government from the HBC. The Metis formed a group that was known as the Metis National Committee.
Riel was the leader of the committee. Then they negotiated with the government on joining the Confederation and became the province of Manitoba. -
North West territories are formed
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BC is formed
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NWMP created 1873
The NWMP was formed because of the gold rush and the large amount of people that needed protection -
Prince Edward island
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Klondike Gold Rush 1874 (peak 1897)-1899
The Gold rush created the Yukon and peaked in 1897 -
Indian Act 1876 incl the difference between “status” (“enfranchised”) and “non-status Indians”
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John A MacDonald’s National Policy
It meant that from 1878 until the Second World War, Canada levied high taxes on foreign and imported goods, to shield Canadian manufacturers from American competition. -
1881 CPR incorporated
It connected the west to the east creating a nation. Last Spike 188. If the CRP wasn't built BC would likely be part of the US. -
Residential Schools
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North-west Resistance/Rebellion
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The National Women’s Council was founded
This is a council that stands for the rights of Women and the Indigenous people in Canada All across Canada. -
Yukon is formed
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The 2nd Boer War (Canada’s 1st war) 1899-1902
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Alaska Boundary Dispute settled between Canada and US
Alaska purchased by US from Russia 1867 -
Alaska Boundary dispute
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Alberta, Saskatchewan join and Keewatin is gone
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Manitoba Joins
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RCMP formed
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Nunavut formed
