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Halifax
The main British naval port in the West Atlantic in 1749 -
Royal Proclamation
Signed in 1763. meant to protect Natives from uncontrolled white settlements -
Samuel Hearne
Explorer, fur trader (b at London, Eng 1745; d there Nov 1792). He joined the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) and first European to reach the Arctic Ocean in 1766. -
Quebec Act:
Signed in 1774, intended to reorganize the way these British territories were governed -
North-West Company
A major force in the fur trade from the 1780s to 1821. -
General Isaac Brock
Military Commander/ War Hero -
War of 1812:
The war between the United States and Great Britain from 1812 to 1815. -
Confederation
The union of the British North American colonies of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Canada. Achieved 1 July 1867. -
David Thompson
Fur trader, explorer, surveyor, mapmaker. Apprenticed to the HUDSON'S BAY CO in 1784, Thompson devoted most of his life to the study of geography and the practice of mapmaking. The maps, based primarily on his own explorations and observations, were the first to provide a comprehensive view of the vast western territories that became part of Canada in 1870 -
George Brown
Journalist, politician (b at Alloa, Scot 29 Nov 1818; d at Toronto, Ont 9 May 1880). First a fierce opponent then a staunch supporter of Confedration.