Timeline 1860 - 1914

USA Civil War

Period: Apr 12, 1861 to May 10, 1865

Violent

Quebec Conference

Jan 1, 1864

• John A Macdonald

Charlottetown Conference

Sep 1, 1864

• Angered French Canadian Nationalists
• John A Macdonald

London Conference

Period: Dec 4, 1866 to Jan 1, 1867

John A Macdonald

Confederation! Canada Becomes A Country

Jul 1, 1867

• John A Macdonald
• Angered French Canadian Nationalists
• Changed Social Life

Red River Rebellion/Manitoba Act

May 12, 1870

• Violent
• John A Macdonald

BC Joins Confederation

Jul 20, 1871

• John A Macdonald
• Changed Social life

Creation Of NWMP (RCMP)

May 3, 1873

• John A Macdonald
• Changed Social Life

P.E.I Joins Confederation

Jul 1, 1873

• John A Macdonald
• Changed Social Life

The Supreme Court Of Canada is established

Jan 1, 1875

1st Ever Hockey Game

Mar 3, 1875

Pacific Scandal

Jan 1, 1876

• John A Macdonald

Indian Act

Jan 1, 1876

Invention Of The Telephone

Mar 10, 1876

• Changed Our Social Lives

John A Macdonald Returns With National Policy

Jan 1, 1878

• John A Macdonald

Completion Of CPR

Nov 7, 1885

• John A Macdonald
• Changed Social Life

Northwest Rebellion/Execution Of Louis Riel

Nov 16, 1885

• John A Macdonald
• Angered French Canadian Nationalists
• Violent

John A Macdonald dies

Jun 6, 1891

• John A Macdonald

Invention Of Basketball

Dec 21, 1891

First Stanley Cup Award

Feb 23, 1893

Manitoba School Act

Jan 1, 1896

• Wilfrid Laurier

Invention Of The Radio

Jan 1, 1896

• Wilfrid Laurier
• Changed Social Life

Boer War

Period: Jan 1, 1899 to Jan 1, 1902

Violent

Alaskan Boundary Dispute

Jan 1, 1903

• Wilfrid Laurier

Alberta And Saskatchewan Became Provinces

Jul 20, 1905

• Wilfrid Laurier
• Changed Social Life

Canada Dry Ginger Ale is First bottled

Dec 16, 1907

• Wilfrid Laurier

1st Flight In Canada

Feb 23, 1909

• Changed Social Life
• Wilfrid Laurier

Naval Service Bill

May 4, 1910

• Wilfrid Laurier

World War 1 Begins

Jul 28, 1914

• Violent