Social Studies 11

By maddiewhelband

  • During 1783 and 1784 about 7500 loyalists settled in present day Ontario, and 200 in Quebec.

  • Several of the merchants have formed the North West Company.

  • Metis settled in the Red River Valley.

  • The War of 1812

  • Colonists came to the Red River Valley.

  • Thompson resigned from the NWC.

  • Immagrants came to Upper and Lower Canada and life was based on the Seignueral System.

  • HBC and NWC merge into one company

  • Durham's Report was issued.

  • Durham Report was created.

  • British immigration to Canada resulted in an increase in population from 71,000 in 1806 to 432,000 in 1841.

  • British Columbia was created.

  • Douglas ordered the construction of the Cariboo Wagon Road.

  • Quebec Conferance was held.

  • McDonald's government lost by 2 points

  • Quebec Conferance began.

  • Cariboo Wagon Raod was finished.

  • Confederation was defeated and there was a huge parade through the streets of St.John's.

  • An HBC trader arrived in Fort Victoria carrying gold dust and nuggets he had panned along the banks of the Thompson River.

  • Canada becomes a dominion

  • Canada became a dominion

  • Most of Barkerville was destroyed by fire.

  • 1/4 of the population of Canada was of Irish origin.

  • British Columbia joined Confederation with the promise the construction of the CPR (Canadian PAcific Railway) within 10 years.

  • Sir Hugh Allen formed the CPR Company, a company that seemed to be Canadian but was actually controlled by James Cook.

  • The last spike was driven into the CPR at Craigellachie.