The British By martinmccormick Jun 28, 1749 Halifax was built in Nova Scotia Nov 28, 1763 Royal Proclamation was signed Nov 28, 1774 The Quebec Act was established to change the way British colonies were governed Nov 28, 1775 The American Colonists and British began to fight Nov 28, 1776 The American Revolution was started because of the Americans not being represented properly Nov 28, 1781 British surrendered to the Americans because they could not fight the Americans and the French Nov 28, 1815 Great Migration to Canada Jul 28, 1840 Act of Union was passed Nov 28, 1840 The Great Potato Famine in Ireland Nov 28, 1850 The End of the Great Migration