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France imposed the continental blockade against Great Britain to prevent all trades with the rest of Europe until the end of the war 1803-1815. France got all their lumber from Canada which increased the timber trade.
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. Catholic churches separated First Nation children from their families in order to assimilate them into fitting into the norm of “European-Canadian Society.
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This railway goes from La Prairie on the St. Lawrence River to St. Johns on the Richelieu River (now Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu)
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. People from the Upper and Lower Canada who rebelled against the Crown to stay loyal to the British.
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This is the report that encourage Upper and Lower Canada to Unite as one to become the Province of Canada. This also led to the Union Act, as well as the Responsible Government. The Durham report played a very important role in the evolution of Canadian policies.
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. This act was passed by the British government in order to create the Province of Canada. Upper and Lower Canada become one.
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. Canada achieved independence from the British without any revolution. The Responsible Government was created for the people.
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New Brunswick and Nova Scotia joined the Province of Canada to form the Dominion of Canada. Creation of Canada day. Signed on July 1st in 1867.
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Aims to eradicate First Nation culture in favour of assimilation into Euro-Canadian Society.
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- 1880: Amendment- Women who marry non-indigenous men loose their rights as an Aboriginal person.
- 1884: Amendment- Those who practice their culture will be liable to imprisonment
- 1891: Amendment: First Nation children are forced to attend Residential schools until the age of 18.
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Began in 1914 and ended in 1918. Treaty of peace was signed.
