Political Timeline By al3x1 Period: 1608 to 1760 French Regime (Monarchy) 1663 Royal Government Period: 1760 to 1867 British Conquest (Monarchy) Oct 7, 1763 Royal Proclamation 1774 Quebec Act 1791 Constitutional Act (1791) 1837 [Countervailing] Rebellions of Upper & Lower Canada 1839 Durham Report 1840 Union Act Period: 1867 to 2017 Constitutional Monarchy 1885 [Countervailing] Hanging at Louis Riel 1917 [Countervailing] Conscription Crisis 1918 Constitutional Act (1918) Dec 11, 1931 Statute of Westminster Period: Aug 17, 1936 to Nov 8, 1939 Duplessi 1st Term Period: Dec 11, 1936 to Feb 6, 1952 King George's Reign Period: Aug 30, 1944 to Sep 7, 1959 Duplessi 2nd Term Period: Feb 6, 1952 to 2017 Queen Elizabeth's Reign Period: Jul 22, 1960 to Jun 16, 1966 Lesage 1st Term Period: Nov 25, 1976 to Oct 3, 1985 Levesque 1st Term