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Lachine Canal
Building of the canal through the southern part of the island of Montreal begins, lasting until 1825. -
First Residential School
Mohawk Institute in Brantford, ON begins operating as a RS by the Anglican Church -
92 Resolutions
The Patriote’s political demands, which included democratic pleas for responsible government. It was rejected in London by the 10 Russell Resolutions. -
Champlain and St. Lawrence Railroad
The first public railway in Canada, financed by John Molson. It ran between La Prairie on the St Lawrence River and St Jean on the Richelieu. -
10 Russell Resolutions
British response and refusal of the 92 Resolutions presented by Lord John Russell -
Rebellions of 1837-1838
The Patriote’s political demands, which included pleas for responsible government. The leader is Louis-Joseph Papineau. -
Durham Report
Lord Durham, John Lambtom, was sent to investigate the causes of the Rebellions. The result was a report highlighting the relations between the English and French, with the belief it was necessary to give the elected assembly more power. -
Act of Union
Creation of the Province of Canada; Upper Canada becomes Canada West, Lower Canada becomes Canada East. A result of the 1837-1838 Rebellions and the Durham Report. -
Responsible Government
Responsible government refers to a government that is responsible to the people. It takes the form of a Cabinet that depends on the support of an elected assembly, rather than a monarch or their representatives. Names to know: Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, Robert Baldwin -
Gradual Civilization Act
Legislation to encourage Indigenous population to enfranchise by partaking in the European concept of private land ownership and wealth accumulation. -
British North America Act
Creation of the Dominion of Canada from four main causes: English and French relations; the sale of goods; as a defence against a possible American invasion; and the building of a railway -
Indian Act
Federal legislation created to assimilate Indigenous First Nations. Still in effect today, the Act has been amended many times. -
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Trans-Canada railway system linking east and west -
Residential Schools
RS are taken on as a federal responsability. They were religious boarding schools to assimilate Indigenous children into Euro-Canadian culture. -
Northwest Resistance
Louis Riel, leader of the Metis, along with other Indigenous nations, resist Canadian expansion into the West. -
Wilfrid Laurier as Prime Minister
First Quebecker appointed Prime Minister of Canada, serving four terms.
