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June 29th 1864
the Grand Trunk Railway train runs into the Richelieu River, killing 99. -
June 30th 1864
Macdonald-Cartier "Great Coalition" government formed. -
July 18th 1864
North-South negotiations begin at Niagara Falls, New York -
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September 1-9th 1864
Charlottetown Confederation, noted as the first step twords confederation. -
September 19th 1864
Confederate agents use Canada as a base for attempt to free Confederate prisoners of war on Johnson Island in Lake Erie. -
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October 10-27th 1864
Quebec Conference, identified 72 resolutions for the British North America Act. -
October 19th 1864
St. Albans Raid -
February 3rd 1865
Legislature approves messag to crown for union of British North America. -
February 20th 1865
The Legislature of the Province of canada passes a motion in favour of confederation. -
March 7th, 1865
New Brunswick rejects a confederation scheme. -
March 24th 1865
Macdonald, Brown, Cartier, Galt appointed to negotiate Confederation in London. -
May 10th 1865
An admiralty letter to the Colonial Office required colonial warships to "wear a Union Jack in the usual place, and the White Ensign, with either the Arms of the Colony, or such other distinguishing mark as may be chosen by the Colony, and approved by the Colonial Office and the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty". This regulation was mainly directed at Australia and not applicable to Canada, which had no Navy at that time. -
October 20th 1865
Proclamation of Ottawa as seat of government. -
November 7th 1865
Newfoundland general election, 1865 -
December 16th 1865
A distinctive Blue Ensign for the province of Canada is authorized by the UK secretary of state for the colonies. -
December 22 1865
Colonial Office Circular notifying revised Admiralty requirements for flags for colonial warships and for other colonial government vessels and requesting correct drawings of seals or badges to be adopted as distinguishing marks. -
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May-June 1866
The 1866 New Brunswick election -
June 2nd 1866
Battle of Ridgeway, Fenians invade Canada, giving Irish republicans at home a greater advantage over the British back home. -
August 6th 1866
The Colonies of Vancouver Island and Colony of British Columbia are united, bearing the Mainland's name as the United Colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia but with the Island capital, Victoria, as the seat of government of the united colony. -
December 4th 1866
- London Conference, conference on resolutions discussed in 1864, to be added to the British North America Act.
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February 6th 1867
John A. Macdonald marries his second wife Susan Agnes Bernard. -
March 29th 1867
Queen Victoria gives royal assent to the British North America Act, 1867. -
July 1st 1867
The Province of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united into the Dominion of Canada by the British North America Act.