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The British North America Act was brought through British Parliament without debate. The bill was signed by Queen Victoria on March 29, 1867 and it was decided Canada would become an official country on July 1. Ottawa is the capital and Sir John A. Macdonald becomes Canada's first prime minister.
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Manitoba, along with most of the rest of British North America including the Nortwest Territories, is formed.
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Due to the slowed down economy from the collapse of the gold rush and a desire for a responsible government, British Columbia became the seventh province of Canada.
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Female property owners in British Columbia are the first Canadian women able to vote in elections.
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In his National Policy, John A. Macdonald introduces protective tariffs on manufactured goods being brought into Canada, a transcontinental railway, and immigration to the west.
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Many people coming into the territory to work in new industries, such as farming, logging, and mining wanted a stronger government like Quebec and Ontario, so these two new provinces were created.
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Ontario, Quebec, and Manitoba were expanded to their present-day boundaries.
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Britain declares war on Germany on August 4, 1914, automatically pulling Canada into conflict.
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On a cold night, the Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings with the exception of the library was destroyed in a fire. Seven people died. There were rumours that it was sabotage, but an investigation concluded it was accidental.
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Canada signed the Treaty of Versailles, ending the war, independently from Britain. They were able to do this largely because of the significance in the contribution to the war.
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After Nazi Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, Canada decided to declare war, largely to assert their independence from Great Britain.
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Nunavut was the outcome of a large aboriginal land claim between the Canadian government and the Inuit people, separating Nunavut from the Northwest Territories.
