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Sir Étienne-Paschal Taché is Born
One of the original fathers of Conferation,Sir Étienne-Paschal Taché is born in Montmagney, Quebec to parents Charles Taché and Geneviève Michon.
Taché was elected to the new Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada in 1841 as a member from Canada East (Quebec) and held numerous posts in successive administrations. In 1864, he formed the Great Coalition which was ultimately responsible for Canadian Confederation, and he presided over the Quebec City conference of 1864. -
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War of 1812
The United States of America declared war on Great Britain on June 18th, 1812. The Battle of Tippecanoe was on November 7th, 1811, before the official declaration of war. The battles were fought for land around the Great Lakes. The Treaty of Ghent was signed on December 24th, 1814 that signalled the end of the war between Britain and America, but the fighting still went on into the early 1815's because word hadn't made it to North America Yet. -
George-Étienne Cartier Born
George-Étienne Cartier was born in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, (Verchères County, Lower Canada) to Jacques Cartier and Marguerite Paradis. -
John A. Macdonald is Born
Sir John Alexander Macdonald, (11 January 1815 – 6 June 1891) was the first Prime Minister of Canada. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, his political career spanned almost half a century. Macdonald served 19 years as Canadian Prime Minister; only William Lyon Mackenzie King served longer. -
George Brown is Born
George Brown was born in Alloa, Clackmannan, Scotland to Peter Brown and Isabella Mackenzie -
Hewitt Bernard is Born
Hewitt was born in Spanish Town, Jamaica, educated in Bath, England. He came to Canada and settled in Barrie, Upper Canada where he became part of the local society.
He became Attorney General John A. Macdonald's private secretary in 1857. He soon became chief clerk. He was the recording secretary at the Charlottetown Conference. In February 1867, Hewitt's sister Agnes married John A. Macdonald. Some historians consider Hewitt Bernard to be one of the Fathers of Confederation. -
Act of Union is Established
The Act of Union was passed in 1840, but Upper and Lower Canada were officially united as the Province of Canada on February 10th, 1941. The union was reccomended in the Durham Report. -
First Election after the Act of Union was passed
The new constitution for United Canada came into effect and the election commenced. -
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Charlottetown Conference
The Charlottetown Conference was held in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island for representatives from the colonies of British North America to discuss Canadian Confederation. The conference took place between 1–9 September 1864. The conference was originally planned as a meeting between representatives from the Maritime colonies only: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island. Newfoundland agreed with the movement, but was not notified in time to take part in the proceedings. -
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Quebec Conference
The Charlottetown Conference was held in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island for representatives from the colonies of British North America to discuss Canadian Confederation. The conference took place between 1–9 September 1864. The conference was originally planned as a meeting between representatives from the Maritime colonies only: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island. Newfoundland agreed with the movement, but was not notified in time to take part in the proceedings. -
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Building Parliament
The cornerstones for Parliament were set in 1864, the Parliament we know today only came into existance in 1867. Parliment was built on the high cliff's over looking the Ottawa River. -
Battle of Ridgeway
The Battle of Ridgeway (sometimes referred to as the Battle of Lime Ridge or Limestone Ridge) was fought in the vicinity of the town of Fort Erie across the Niagara River from Buffalo, NY near the village of Ridgeway, Canada West, currently Ontario, Canada on June 2, 1866, between Canadian troops and an irregular army of Irish-American invaders, the Fenians. -
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London Conference
Representatives of the Province of Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia met to turn the rough draft of the Quebec Resolutions into the British North America Act, December 1866 to March 1867. -
BNA Acts Passed
The British North America Acts 1867–1975 are the original names of a series of Acts at the core of the constitution of Canada. They were enacted by the Parliament of the United Kingdom and the Parliament of Canada. In Canada, some of the Acts were amended or repealed by the Constitution Act, 1982. The rest were renamed the Constitution Acts. -
John A. MacDonald become Prime Minister
John A. Macdonald became the first Prime Minister on July 1st, 1867. Unfortunately, due to the hints of bribary during the building of the PCR that led to the Pacific Scandal, he was forced to resign in 1873.