Events Towards Confederation and in Canada's Early Years

Alaskan Boundary Dispute

Period: 1821 to 1903

connected to Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier

USA Civil War

Period: Apr 12, 1861 to May 13, 1865

connected to Prime Minister John A. Macdonald, violent

Charlottetown Conference

Period: Sep 1, 1864 to Sep 9, 1864

connected to Prime Minister John A. Macdonald

Quebec Conference

Period: Oct 10, 1864 to Oct 24, 1864

connected to Prime Minister John A. Macdonald

Fenian Raids

Period: 1866 to 1871

connected to Prime Minister John A. Macdonald

London Conference

Period: Dec 4, 1866 to Jul 1, 1867

connected to Prime Minister John A. Macdonald

Confederation of Canada

Jul 1, 1867

connected to Prime Minister John A. Macdonald, changed our social lives

Canada Buys Rupert's Land

1869

connected to Prime Minister John A. Macdonald

"Last Best West" Campaign

Period: 1870 to 1930

connected to Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier, changed our social lives

Red River Rebellion/Manitoba Act

May 12, 1870

angered French-Canadian Nationalists, connected to Prime Minister John A. Macdonald, violent

BC Joins Confederation

Jan 20, 1871

connected to Prime Minister John A. Macdonald

Pacific Scandal

1873

connected to Prime Minister John A. Macdonald

PEI Joins Confederation

Jul 1, 1873

connected to Prime Minister John A. Macdonald

Creation of NWMP (RCMP)

Aug 30, 1873

connected to Prime Minister John A. Macdonald, changed our social lives

First Ever Hockey Game

Mar 3, 1875

changed our social lives

Indian Act

1876

connected to Prime Minister John A. Macdonald

Invention of the Telephone

Mar 10, 1876

changed our social lives

John A. MacDonald Returns with National Policy

1879

connected to Prime Minister John A. Macdonald

Northwest Rebellion/Execution of Louis Riel

Period: Mar 26, 1885 to May 12, 1885

angered French-Canadian Nationalists, connected to Prime Minister John A. Macdonald

Completion of Canadian Pacific Railway

Nov 7, 1885

connected to Prime Minister John A. Macdonald

Manitoba Schools Act

1890

changed our social lives, connected to Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier, angered French-Canadian Nationalists

Invention of Basketball

1891

changed our social lives

First Stanley Cup

Jan 1, 1893

changed our social lives

Invention of Radio

1895

changed our social lives

Boer War

Period: Oct 11, 1899 to May 31, 1902

violent, connected to Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier, angered French-Canadian Nationalists

Alberta and Saskatchewan Join Confederation

1905

connected to Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier

Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario

May 7, 1906

changed our social lives

First Flight in Canada

Feb 23, 1909

changed our social lives

Naval Service Bill

1910

angered French-Canadian Nationalists, connected to Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier

Royal Canadian Navy Formed

May 4, 1910

changed our social lives

End of the Four Dollar Bill

Jan 1, 1911

changed our social lives

WW1 Started

Jul 28, 1914

violent, changed our social lives