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The Red River Resistance (also known as the Red River Rebellion) was an uprising in 1869–70 in the Red River Colony. The resistance was sparked by the transfer of the vast territory of Rupert’s Land to the new Dominion of Canada. -
Negotiations between Canada, Britain, and the Hudson's Bay Company conclude with the HBC signing a "deed of surrender" that transfers control of their massive Rupert's Land and North West Territories to Canada.
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The Dominion Notes Act is passed establishing a uniform Canadian currency (the Canadian Dollar) across Canada. -
Manitoba is carved from the Rupert's Land territory to become the fifth province of Canada. The remaining land becomes known as the Northwest Territories. -
British Columbia becomes the sixth province of Canada. -
Treaty 1 (also known as the "Stone Fort Treaty") is an agreement established on August 3, 1871, between the Imperial Crown of Great Britain and Ireland and the Anishinabe and Swampy Cree nations. The first of a series of treaties called the Numbered Treaties that occurred between 1871–1921,[1] this accord has been held to be essentially about peace and friendship. -
The Indian Act is passed by the Parliament of Canada, founding the modern system of Indian reservations. -
A militia known as the Royal Canadian Regiment is founded as the first permanent regiment of what will become the Canadian Army. -
Alberta and Saskatchewan are separated from the Northwest Territories to become the eighth and ninth provinces of Canada. -
Women are granted the right to vote in Canadian federal elections. Provinces follow suit at different times between 1916 and 1940. -
Canada becomes one of the founding members of the League of Nations. -
The Statute of Westminster grants Canada political independence from Britain, including the right to an independent foreign policy.
