Canadian History, French-English Relations (1759-1867)

By jesseburrows8

  • Hudson Bay Company: The oldest incorporated joint stock company in the English-speaking world. Begun in 1670

  • Halifax: the main British naval port in the West Atlantic in1749

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    Canadian History, French-English Relations (1759-1867)

  • Royal Proclamation: Signed in 1763

  • Samuel Hearne first European to reach the Arctic Ocean in 1766.

  • Quebec Act: Signed in 1774

  • North-West Company: A major force in the fur trade from the 1780s to 1821.

  • War of 1812: The war between the United States and Great Britain from 1812 to 1815.

  • General Isaac Brock: Military commander, administrator of Upper Canada. hero of the battle of Queenston Heights in 1812.

  • Great Migration: Period of immigration to Canada from 1815 to 1850

  • George Brown: Journalist, politician (b at Alloa, Scot 29 Nov 1818; d at Toronto, Ont 9 May 1880)

  • American Civil War: Conflict between the Northern US states (Union) and the Southern states that seceded and formed the Confederacy 1861-65.

  • Confederation: T he union of the British North American colonies of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Canada. Achieved 1 July 1867.

  • David Thompson first to provide a comprehensive view of the vast western territories that became part of Canada in 1870