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Sir John A. MacDonald
Sir John Alexander Macdonald, was the first prime minister of Canada, he was prime minister from: 1867–1873 and 1878–1891. He was also a lawyer, businessman, and, of course, a politician. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland and died June 6 1891 in Ottawa.John Alexander Macdonald was the main creative mind which produced the British North America Act and the union of provinces which later became Canada. As the first prime minister of Canada, he oversaw the expansion of the empire from sea to sea. -
The Rebellions Of Upper And Lower Canada
In 1837 to 1838, the upper and lower parts of Canada went to war with each other when political rebels mounted large rebellions in the Canadian colonies against the crown. The Rebellion in Lower Canada was led by Louis Joseph Papineau, and his patriotes, along with the French.The Rebellion in Upper Canada was led by William Lyon Mackenzie, a Scottish-born newspaper publisher. -
The Durham Report
Lord Durham, a British politician, was sent to North America in 1838 to investigate the causes of the rebellions of upper and lower Canada the previous year. Durham's famous Report led to a series of improvements and changes including the union of the two Canadas into a single colony. -
The Act Of Union
The Act of Union was passed by the British Parliament in July 1840 and proclaimed 10 February 1841. It united the colonies of Upper Canada and Lower Canada under one government, creating the Province of Canada. -
The American Civil War
In 1861, many years of escalating tension grew between the northern and southern United States over issues including state rights vs. federal authority, lots of slavery caused the USA to explode into the American Civil War, which lasted from 1861 to 1865. When Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860, seven soutern states to withdrew from the USA to form the Confederate States of America; four more joined them after the first shots of the Civil War were fired. -
The Charlottetown Confrence
The Charlottetown Conference of September 1864 set Confederation in motion. The meeting brought together people that make choices from New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island to discuss the union of their three provinces. However, they were convinced by Sir John A Macdonald to include the Province of Canada — not originally on the guest list — to work for the union of all the British North American colonies -
The Quebec Confrence
In 1864, politicians from the five British North American colonies gathered in Québec City to continue discussions that started in Charlottetown the previous month about creating a country. The broad decisions of Charlottetown were refined and focussed into 72 resolutions which became the basis of Confederation. Among the most important issues was the distribution of powers between the federal and provincial governments. -
The Fenian Raids (I didn`t really know the date)
The Fenians were a secret society of Irish patriots who had moved from Ireland to the United States. The Fenians got their name from John O’Mahony, who named them after the Fianna Eirionn, a group of ancient Irish warriors. In 1865, the British stopped the Ireland-based independence movement. This situation left many Irish veterans of the American Civil War, with considerable bad feelings toward Britain, and their membership in the Fenian movement quickly grew to around 10,000 men. -
The London Confrence
The London Confrence, which began December 4 1866, during which, representatives from Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia met in London England with the British government. This was the stage between the 1864 Quebec Confrence and the British North America Act of 1867. There was one big problem:educational stuff. -
The British North America Act
British North America Act, statute enacted 29 March 1867 by the British Parliament providing for confederation In April 1982 it was renamed the constitution act of 1867, as part of the movement toward the political process that led to Canadian independance, ending in 1982. Until that date, Canada was governed by an establishment composed of British laws that could be changed only by acts of the British parliament, although only with the consent of the Canadian government. -
New Brunswick Joins
The original inhabitants of New Brunswick were the First Nations - members of the Mi'kmaq, the Maliseet and Passamaquoddy tribes, who lived in the regions on the coast and on the East. The first known European exploration was in 1534, led by the French explorer, Jacques Cartier, who discovered and named the Bay of Chaleur. In 1604, other French explorers, Pierre du Gua de Months and Samuel de Champlain established a camp at St. Croix Island. -
Nova Scotia Becomes A Province
Nova Scotia is no more than 130 km (87 miles) wide at any point, hence the sea plays a major role in everyones lives. Nova Scotia's original Algonquian people had been living off the area's bountiful waters for thousands of years before the first European explorers began their navigation and exploration. -
Ontario Joins Canada
The French explorer Etienne Brule first toured Ontario in 1610. He was followed by Henry Hudson, an English Sea Explorer and navigator who claimed this huge area of land for England in 1611. Soon after, French preists and fur traders established a scattering of posts along the Great Lakes. By the end of the century, the British had done the same, and the struggle for control of Ontario began. -
Quebec Joins
Prior to European arrival and subsequent colonization, In 1534, the French explorer Jacques Cartier sailed through the Gulf of St. Lawrence, came ashore on the Gaspe Peninsula, and claimed the land for France. -
Manitoba Becomes A Province
After the ice age glaciers went away, Manitoba was inhabited by the First Nations people (Ojibwe, Cree, Dene, Sioux, Mandan and Assiniboine). They made settlements, traded with other tribes and did lots of farming.Henry Hudson was the first European to sail into what is now the Hudson Bay in 1611. The first European to reach Manitoba was Sir Thomas Button, who arrived in 1612. During 1668 and 1669, a trading vessel, the Nonsuch, arrived in Hudson Bay leading to the Hudson's Bay Company`s est. -
The Northwest Territorties Join
This Canadian territory was first created in June 1870, when the Hudson's Bay Company handed over Rupert's Land and the North-western Territories to the government of Canada. Since the transfer, the area has been cut down with the designation of land to the Canadian provinces. In 1876, the district of Keewatin was separated from the North-western Territories. In the 1880's what was left of the territory was divided into districts, including Mackenzie and Franklin. -
BC Becomes A Province
With an almost unlimited supply of natural resources, specifically fish and timber, British Columbia was the longtime home of a wide variety of people of the Pacific Northwest.In the late 18th century a variety of Spanish explorers from Mexico, charted the coastal waters and claimed the whole place for spain.In 1778, Captain James Cook of the British Royal Navy sailed into the area while
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PEI Becomes Part Of Canada
Prince Edward Island (PEI) is often referred to as "the birthplace of Canada" as the capital city, Charlottetown, is where the idea of creating the nation was born. -
The Yukon Joins Canada
This northern Canadian territory's history is marked by what is often regarded as the world's greatest gold rush.It is believed that some of the American's ancestors crossed a bridge over the Bering Sea from Asia approximately 10,000 to 25,000 years ago, making the Yukon become the first inhabited region of Canada. -
Alberta Becomes A Province
Alberta, aslo known as the "four-seasons playground," Is nestled in western Canada. Prior to the arrival of explorers from Europe, the Plain Indians (Blackfoot, Blood and Peigans), the Cree and the Chipewyan hunted, trapped and fished in the parkland and forest areas of the Alberta region. As the French fur traders moved into the territory and married Aboriginal women, the combination of the cultures created the Métis, -
Saskatchewan (Best Place Ever) Joins Canada
In 1690, Henry Kelsey became the first European to enter
Saskatchewan when he traveled up the Saskatchewan River to pursue fur trade with some native tribes.Then, in 1774, the first permanent European settlement was made in Cumberland House by the legendary Hudson's Bay Company. This post helped strengthen The Hudson Bay's stranglehold on the fur trade market in North America. -
Newfoundland Joins Canada
Newfoundland and Labrador's inhabitants can be traced back over 9,000 years to the Maritime Archaic Indians, named due to their reliance on the sea. Newfoundland and Labrador was the first area of North America's Atlantic coastline that was explored by Europeans, beginning with the Vikings in 100 -
Nunavut Finally Becomes Part Of Canada
On April 1, 1999, Nunavut separated from the Northwest Territories to become the newest Canadian territory. The creation of Nunavut was the outcome of the largest aboriginal land claims agreement between the Canadian government and the native Inuit people.
