The British-cassie By cberti Feb 25, 1763 the Royal Proclamation attempted to protect the Native peoples from uncontrolled white settlement Jan 2, 1775 fighting broke out between colonists and the British Sep 12, 1781 The British finally surrendered to the Americans Jun 19, 1784 Over 30,000 Loyalists settled in Nova Scotia, many of them in the western part of Nova Scotia, which became a separate colony called New Brunswick Jun 29, 1812 A threat to the two colonies of Upper Canada and Lower Canada occurred during the War Period: Sep 30, 1815 to Mar 31, 1850 Great Migration Nov 24, 1837 violence broke out between the supporters of Papineau and the government Dec 9, 1837 Rebellion forced the British government to look carefully at how the colonies were governed and to bring in reforms Dec 16, 1837 , the rebels in Upper Canada planned an uprising when the regular British troops were sent to Montreal to put down the rebellion in Lower Canada Sep 23, 1840 Great Famine Period: Nov 24, 1848 to Nov 24, 1855 responsible government was also granted to each of the Maritime colonies, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland Jan 1, 1849 Lord Elgin accepted the decision of the assembly over the Rebellion Losses Bill in the face of opposition from the Chateau Clique Nov 24, 1873 violence broke out between the supporters of Papineau and the government