Timeline: Events Towards Confederation and in Canada's Early Years | Timetoast

Period: 1821 to 1903

Alaskan Boundary Dispute

connected to Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier
Period: Apr 12, 1861 to May 13, 1865

USA Civil War

connected to Prime Minister John A. Macdonald, violent
Period: Sep 1, 1864 to Sep 9, 1864

Charlottetown Conference

connected to Prime Minister John A. Macdonald
Period: Oct 10, 1864 to Oct 24, 1864

Quebec Conference

connected to Prime Minister John A. Macdonald
Period: 1866 to 1871

Fenian Raids

connected to Prime Minister John A. Macdonald
Period: Dec 4, 1866 to Jul 1, 1867

London Conference

connected to Prime Minister John A. Macdonald
Jul 1, 1867

Confederation of Canada

connected to Prime Minister John A. Macdonald, changed our social lives
1869

Canada Buys Rupert's Land

connected to Prime Minister John A. Macdonald
Period: 1870 to 1930

"Last Best West" Campaign

connected to Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier, changed our social lives
May 12, 1870

Red River Rebellion/Manitoba Act

angered French-Canadian Nationalists, connected to Prime Minister John A. Macdonald, violent
Jan 20, 1871

BC Joins Confederation

connected to Prime Minister John A. Macdonald
1873

Pacific Scandal

connected to Prime Minister John A. Macdonald
Jul 1, 1873

PEI Joins Confederation

connected to Prime Minister John A. Macdonald
Aug 30, 1873

Creation of NWMP (RCMP)

connected to Prime Minister John A. Macdonald, changed our social lives
Mar 3, 1875

First Ever Hockey Game

changed our social lives
1876

Indian Act

connected to Prime Minister John A. Macdonald
Mar 10, 1876

Invention of the Telephone

changed our social lives
1879

John A. MacDonald Returns with National Policy

connected to Prime Minister John A. Macdonald
Period: Mar 26, 1885 to May 12, 1885

Northwest Rebellion/Execution of Louis Riel

angered French-Canadian Nationalists, connected to Prime Minister John A. Macdonald
Nov 7, 1885

Completion of Canadian Pacific Railway

connected to Prime Minister John A. Macdonald
1890

Manitoba Schools Act

changed our social lives, connected to Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier, angered French-Canadian Nationalists
1891

Invention of Basketball

changed our social lives
Jan 1, 1893

First Stanley Cup

changed our social lives
1895

Invention of Radio

changed our social lives
Period: Oct 11, 1899 to May 31, 1902

Boer War

violent, connected to Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier, angered French-Canadian Nationalists
1905

Alberta and Saskatchewan Join Confederation

connected to Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier
May 7, 1906

Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario

changed our social lives
Feb 23, 1909

First Flight in Canada

changed our social lives
1910

Naval Service Bill

angered French-Canadian Nationalists, connected to Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier
May 4, 1910

Royal Canadian Navy Formed

changed our social lives
Jan 1, 1911

End of the Four Dollar Bill

changed our social lives
Jul 28, 1914

WW1 Started

violent, changed our social lives