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Act of Union is Passed
The Act of Union brought Upper Canada and Lower Canada, ending the rebellions that have been happening between the colonies. Coming together benefited in many ways like , stabilizing the two colonies and Upper Canada's debt. -
Marry Shadd becomes the first women editor in Canada
Mary Shadd the oldest of thirteen children, was the first woman editor in Canada. Her parents were activists who were part of the Underground Railroad, and Shadd decided to follow their footsteps. She wrote educational booklets outlining advantages of Canada. -
Smallpox epidemic
Outbreak of smallpox was responsible for the deaths of more than 70% of all aboriginal. The Europeans were not impacted as much because they developed an immunity towards the disease unlike the aboriginals. A lot of aboriginals thought the Europeans brought the disease to wipe the nation out and steal their land because it did wipe at least half of BC, most of them being aboriginals. -
Canada Becomes a Dominion
Canada became an independent country in !867. Nova Scotia and New Brunswick were unified with Canada's provinces by the act. The queen of United Kingdom still had control of the government at the time. -
Metis List of Rights is created
Metis of Red River drew up a List of Rights. Riel determined to work and protect the rights of Metis. The list of rights helped convince the Metis to join Canada. -
Law of St. Laurent are formalized
The Metis of St. Laurent updated and formalized the laws of the prairie on written document. The Law of St. Laurent governed all aspects of life in the settlement. -
Chinese Immigration Act of 1885
Canadian Act of Parliament placing tax of $50 on all Chinese immigrants coming to Canada. First significant law restricting immigration into Canada. -
British Columbia passed first Forest Act
Legislated competitive bidding for timber leases and established a forestry service to enforce the new regulations. -
400,810 Immigrants come to Canada- highest level ever
Almost double the amount of population in Canada, "push and pull" factors. Some pull factors would be; Canada is diverse, abundant supply of fresh water, free health care, job opportunities, quality of life and freedom. Also push factors would be; expensive housing, cold climate, hard immigration system, draw backs to health care. -
First World War begins
Canada was apart of the British Empire and were automatically at war when Great Britain declared war to Germany in August 1914.
