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A British invasion force led by General James Wolfe defeated French troops under the Marquis de Montcalm, leading to the surrender of Quebec to the British. Both commanding officers died from wounds sustained during the battle. The French never recaptured Quebec and effectively lost control of New France in 1760. The battle between Britain and France were inevitable, because they were both growing European nations that competed to colonize countries, sparking clash between them. -
After the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, The British was able to take over New France. And with that loss the French were forced to give up New France to the British Empire.
The Pontiac Rebellion was sparked by concern of the colonial settlers taking over or making an invasive attack. A band of American natives, with the leadership of Chief Obwandiyag, they were able to destroy 8 forts British forts and captured and killed hundreds of colonial settlers. -
After the American revolution, many of the loyalist travelled to Canada and lived there. Because back in America their place, property, status, and security were all gone due to being a loyalist of Britain. That is why many of them travelled or escaped into Canada. -
The War of 1812 was sparked by the British restricting American trade with France and limiting them from expanding their borders. And the British were having relations with Native tribes on US territory. And in 1812, president James Madison declared war on Britain. And they fought each other for two years, landing on a stalemate. The aftermath was that Canada solidified its independence from America, the White House was burned down. And America expanded into the territories of the First Nations. -
The French Canadians demanded that all power be centralized around the elected Assembly for both rebellions. The Rebellion of Upper Canada was mainly caused as an accident, and was less violent. The Rebellion of Lower Canada was led by Louis-Joseph Papineau, and the French-Canadians. They pleaded for a responsible government, which was quickly dismissed. Making a violent revolt. But Both rebellions were disbanded quickly, that in turn introduced the concept of a responsible government. -
The responsible government is when a Elected Assembly is responsible to the people. Instead of a monarch or a representative of the monarch. So the people will have more freedom to make better choices for their society instead of a monarch making it for them. The idea was fist introduced in the 1830's and was implemented in 1848. This made Canada in a way independent from Britain without a revolt or revolution.
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The Confederation of Canada was created by 36 founding Fathers in 1867. It was basically when Canada became a country, and independent from Britain. It made the first 4 provinces united as one (Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). What made this one of the most important historical evets is that this is what defined Canada to be a country. And the key people that pushed this to happen is Sir Adams George Archibald. Sir Hector-Louis Langevin. and Sir John Alexander Macdonald. -
The North-Western Rebellion was caused by concern over the white-settlers. It was the Metis people being concerned over their land rights and the decline in bison population, which was their biggest food source. The result was their leader, Louis Riel, being hanged, and the full control over the Metis from the British.
The Pacific Northwest Railroad played a role of making BC join Canada. And because of it, immigration/tourism were up, and made it easier for goods to travel across Canada. -
World War 1 lasted from 1914 - 1918. Through that, it solidified Canada's unity and bonds with each other. On the battlefield and back at home. Because Canada was still under British Dominion, so when the British joined in WW1, it automatically made Canada join in too. And throughout the 4 year period, 650,000 Canadians served in the war. And 172,000 Cam back home wounded .And more than 66,000 of the Canadians that fought died on the battlefield. -
Manitoba women became the first in Canada to win both the right to vote and to be able to be in provincial office. After that Manitoba was quickly followed by Saskatchewan and Alberta. This was very significant because it was a big step towards human equality concerning male and female. And it was a proper course of action to ensure a equal and fair democracy in Canada. Because of this event, it sparked a thinking of women not being limited only to their feminine jobs, careers, and stereotypes.
