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Confederation
- Now known as Canada Day
- Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick made up the newly formed country
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Period: to
Post Confederation Western Canada
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Manitoba Act
- Manitoba becomes a province
- Thus, the Red River Rebellion ends
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Establishment of the NWP
- North West Mounted Police was created under John A. MacDonald's conservative government
- Duties were to store order into the newly purchased Rupert's Land
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Indian Act Enacted
- Granted Canadian governent authority to move Native peoples onto reserves
- Day and month unknown
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Construction of the CPR
- Construction of the Canada Pacific Railway began in Bonfield, Ontario and expanded westward
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North West Rebellion Breaks Out
- Image shows the Battle of Duck Lake, the first of a few Metis and Aboriginal victories
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North West Rebellion Ends
- Image shows the Battle of Batoche, after which Louis Riel surrendered and was taken prisoner
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Completion of the CPR
Story of the CPR- The last spike was driven at Craigellachie, B.C.
- This project was completed six years ahead of schedule
- Above is the CPR website for students
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Execution of Louis Riel
- Riel is hanged in Regina
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Citations
Event 1:
Cantel, R. (1866). The Fathers of Confederation at the London Conference. [Image]. Retrieved from:
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/confederation/023001-4000-e.html Event 2:
Wikimedia Commons. (2009). Provinces of Canada 1870-1871. [Image]. Retrieved from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Canada_provinces_1870-1871.png Event 3:
Henri, J. (1875). North West Mounted Police Lancer. [Image]. Retrieved from:
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Citations
Event 4:
Ktunaxa. Indian reserves. [Image]. Retrieved from:
http://www.ktunaxa.org/who/ Event 5:
Candian Pacific. (2013). Canadian Pacific. Retrieved from:
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Citations
Event 6:
The Canadian Pictorial & Illustrated War News. (1885). Battle of Duck Lake. [Image]. Retrieved from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Battle_of_Duck_Lake.jpg Event 7:
Curzon, F. W. (1862). Capture of Batoche. [Image]. Retrieved from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Capture_of_Batoche.jpg Event 8:
TVO. (2011). Joseph Boyden Speaks About Riel and Dumont Retrieved from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVpwAb37voI -
Citations
Event 9:
Candian Pacific. (2013). Canadian Pacific For Students.Retrieved from:
http://www.cpr.ca/EN/ABOUT-CP/OUR-PAST-PRESENT-AND-FUTURE/Pages/for-students.aspx Event 10:
Teterenko, J.(2005). Tombstone of Louis Riel [Image]. Retrieved from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:LouisRielTombstone.jpg
