A Timeline of Canadian History
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- The Canadian labour Union/CLU was founded in 1873. It was a political organization with the aim to agitate duch questions as may be of help to the working class
- The royal Proclamation of 1763 was when King George III wanted to officially claim British territory in North America after Britain won the Seven years war
- Jaques Cartier was the first European to sail into the St.Lawerence river while exploring the coast of Newfoundland
- Jennie Trout was the first woman in Canada who was licensed to practice medicine.
- The first fortified trading post was built in Quebec.
- The Pacific Fur company was established my John Jacob Aster
- Sir John A. Macdonald was appointed Canada's first Prime Minister
- The United States declares war on Britain on June 18th which was the beginning of the war of 1812
- The Missisauga drive the Seneca Iroqouis south of lake Erie
1492
- After Germany invaded Belgium, the British declared war on Germany, because Canada was a part of the British Empire they were considered part of the war as well
- Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick come together forming the Dominion of Canada with John.A.Mcdonald as the first prime minister
- Canadian explorer, Christopher Columbus had set out to find a new world
- Acadians who didn't pledge allegiance to the British were to forfeit their property and be moved toLouisiana and British colonies.
1497
- Women got the right to vote in Canada's first province, Manitoba
- Canadian parliament passed The Manitoba act which stated that Metis lands would be protected but all other lands were their property of the Dominion of Canada
- A British navigator and explorer John Cabot accidentally discovers North America mistaking it for Asia.
- The 7 years war/ The war that lasted 7 years between Britain and France started in Europe, 1756
- Women were now able to vote in Nova Scotia
1500
- The population reaches 3,689,257 according to the first census taken by the Dominion of Canada
- Gaspar de Corte-Real, another Canadian explorer starts a sail around the area we now call Newfoundland
- James Wolfe British commander in chief and Louis-Joseph French commander dies during the fight of plains of Abraham.
- The last province in Canada, Quebec gave women the right to vote