Canadian Events between 1750-1850

14. The newspaper arrives in Canada from New England. The Halifax Gazette is published making it Canada's first newspaper.

Mar 23, 1752

13. Halifax, Nova Scotia is officially established with British settlers. The area was still important to French speaking settlers called the Acadians.

May 9, 1752

15. The expulsion of the Acadians by the British from their homeland occurs. This occurs because they will not swear an oath to the British crown.

Sep 5, 1755

16. The Seven Years' War begins between the British and French.

May 17, 1756

17. The Battle of the Plains of Abraham occurs. Québec City is captured by the British led by General James Wolfe

Sep 13, 1759

18. The Seven Years War ends with the Treaty of Paris. Britain gains control and ownership of the remaining French colonies in New France.

Feb 10, 1763

19. The Québec Act is passed by the British Parliament. This act outlines the new legal system which combines French civil law and British criminal law. Religious freedom for Roman Catholics is established.

Jun 22, 1774

20. United Empire Loyalists start arriving in Canada fleeing the American revolution.

Apr 1, 1776

21. Captain James Cook arrives on the west coast of Vancouver Island during one of his explorations on the sea.

Mar 29, 1778

22. The North West Company is established. They provide competition for The Hudson's Bay Company in the fur trade in what will become Western Canada.

Apr 24, 1779

23. Upper and Lower Canada are established. The capital city in Upper Canada was Newark then moved to Toronto and the capital city of Lower Canada was Quebec City.

Jun 10, 1791

24. General Isaac Brock dies in the Battle of Queenston Heights during the War of 1812.

Oct 13, 1812

25. Laura Secord warns the British forces of an impending military attack by the Americans.

Jun 22, 1813

26. The War of 1812 ends with the Treaty of Ghent.

Dec 24, 1814

27. The Hudson's Bay Company and North West Company amalgamate into one company.

Mar 21, 1821

28. Rebellions break out in Upper Canada led by William Lyon Mackenzie and Lower Canada led by Louis Joseph Papineau.

1837

29. Lord Durham is sent to Upper and Lower Canada to report back to the British Crown the reasons behind the rebellions.

1838

30. The Durham Report is released. Several important recommendations emerge from the report leading to the union of Upper and Lower Canada into one colony named The Province of Canada.

1839

31. John A Macdonald is elected to the Legislative Assembly of Canada to represent Kingston, Ontario.

Oct 14, 1844

32. Queen Victoria makes Ottawa the new capital of the Province of Canada.

Dec 31, 1857

Ottawa was selected because of the distance from the American border, its proximity to the border of Canada East and West and its excellent water transportation routes.