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start of the buildoing of fort lawrence
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this wa the start of the seven year war in canada
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war between the french and indian war. although wasnt declared till 2 years after
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Wolfe defeated Montcalm on Plains of Abraham. September At the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, Quebec falls to the British. Both commander, Wolfe and Montcalm, are killed.
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the treaty of paris ended the war betweeen the french and british which ceded New France and Britain
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they royal proclomation was issued by king george the 3rd. the royal proclomation was issued to try and for a government administration in trritories ceded by france to britain in the treaty of paris following the seven years war.
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the quabec guarenteed civilcivil, language and religious rights to French Canadians.
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americans invade quebec under general montgomery the city is under seige until spring.
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captain james cook had travelled as far north as being strait and on april 26th claimed vancouver island for the british
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Sir Frederick Haldimand was canadas gerverner general between 1778-1784. Sir Frederick lead
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King of England signed a proclamation that would provide land grants to remaining British territories to those Loyalists that had supported the British.
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Alexander Mackenzie, under the sponsorship of the North West Company, set out for the Beaufort Sea by following what would later be named the Mackenzie River. He would reach the Pacific Ocean at Dean Channel in 1793.
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the coonstitutional act of 1791 divided quabec into lower canada
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the Navy Hall in Newark became the residence of the Lieutenant Governor john graves simcoe of Upper Canada
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in 1793 Lieutenant Governor Simcoe had been convinced that war with the americans was unavoidable and that newark would be in harms way so he changed the capital to yor (toronto)
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Edward Parry anchors for a 10 month stay off Melville Island, (He is the first searcher for the Northwest Passage to winter the artic by Choice.)
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Personal representative of the Sovereign and acting out the duties of Canada's Head of State on their behalf. Also is Commander-in-Chief of the Canadian Armed Forces. Governor General's are chosen by the Prime Minister and appointed by the sovereign. This role is mostly ceremonial, and lasts 5-7 years.
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The first railway in Canada opens, running from La Prairie to St. John's, Quebec. Canada's first railway, the Champlain and St. Lawrence, starts service between Laprairie and Saint-Jean, Que.
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Sir John Franklin and his crew disappear in the Arctic while searching the Northwest Passage.
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1849 25 April English Tory mob burns the parliament buildings in Montreal after Governor General Lord Elgin signs the rebellion Losses Bill
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marco polo was made to be the fastest ship and started its journey on may 23rd 1851 from a port in Saint John New Brunswick
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bytown was renamed to ottowa canadas present day capital
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Queen Victoria chooses Ottawa to be the new capital of canada
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Mount Allison University accepts the first woman student in Canada in Sackville, N.B.
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Canada was established with four founding provinces in 1867. These were Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec and Ontario. The British North America Act
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The Dominion of Canada is created by uniting the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Canada. Canada East and Canada West are renamed Quebec and Ontario-a total of four provinces
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may 12th 1870 canadian parliament passed the manitoba act making manitoba canadas fifth province
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treaty number 7 cedes the last major sections of the prairie land to the government of canada.
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the chinese came to canada as temporary workers to work on the trans canada railway but most could not afford to go back to china or didnt want to go back to china
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louis riel was hanged in regina for treason
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john a macdonald dies at age 76.
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lord stanley governer general of canada donates the stanley cup to the nhl as a trophy
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the le roy was built by the good brothers in 1902 and no molre than 20 were built before shutting down in 1904
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J.A.D mcCurdy make the first powered flight in a biplane called the silver dart which flew for almost 1 kilometer
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canada joins ww1 to fight along side the allies force
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canadians share an unofficial truce for christmas day in the western trenches
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january 23rd was the first succesful use of insulin on a human diabetic.
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Canada is granted full legislative independence in national and international affairs, with the Crown represented by the Governor General
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amelia earnheart disppeared trying to circumnavigate the earth by aircraft
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canada joins ww2 as an independant country.
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the halifax naval base was the first base in west canada tobe protected by radar.
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22,000 japanese canadians were sent to security camps during ww2 even if they had little to no connections with japan
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canadian forces make a push on juno beach also making it the farthest out of any allied forces. canada also lost1047 soldiers out of the 14000 that landed on juno beach
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chinese canadians finally ganted the right to vote in provincial and federal elections in canada.
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vincent massy becomes the first canadian born governer general
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french canadians riot over the suspension of montreal canadians marice richard
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pm john d deifenbakers minority government goes on to become the largest majority government obtained in a federall election
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the avro arrow project was cancelled by john diefenbaker on the 20th of february 1959 even though many people protested 14000 canadians lostt heir jobs
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canadas bill of rights was the first document to protect canadian citizens rights
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canada raises a new flag on parliament hill the flag will consist of a maple leaf and two red stripes on either side
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cbc produced the first colored broadcast in canada
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the flq kidnapped British trade commissioner James Cross leading to the october crisis
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torontos cn tower is completed on the 2nd of april 1975 which will become the worlds largest freestanding structure
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Jeanne Sauvé became the first female speaker of the house
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Terry Fox dipped his right prosthetic foot into the Atlantic Ocean at St. John's, Newfoundland this will be where he starts his marathon of hope running across canada
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after some disastorous military hazing rituals. public outcry cause the disembanment of the canadian airborne regiment
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the federal government issued a formal apology to the first nations people for past injustices
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http://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/exhibitions/chrono/1000fall_of_e.shtml
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/royal-proclamation-of-1763/
http://www.historyisfun.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/RoadtoRevolution.pdf
http://www2.ville.montreal.qc.ca/archives/democratie/democratie_en/expo/montreal/regime-britannique/piece9/index.shtm
http://www.cmhg.gc.ca/cmh/image-267-eng.asp?page_id=315
http://www3.sympatico.ca/goweezer/canada/can1700.htm
http://www.niagarafrontier.com/work.html -
