| Canadian History |
| 1763- The Royal Proclamation (reserving lands for Indians) 1774- The Quebec Act 1840- Union Act 1861- U.S. Civil War 1867- Confederation (British North America Act) United Provinces of Canada, (Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia) 1869- Riel Rebellion 1870- Manitoba joins Confederation 1870- Rupert’s Land and North West Territories Annex 1871- B.C. joins Dominion 1873- PEI joins Confederation 1873- RCMP established (NWMP) 1876- Passage of the Indian Act giving federal government control over Indians living on reservations. 1879- Edison’s incandescent light bulb. 1885- Riel executed. 1898- Yukon Territory created. 1905- Alberta and Saskatchewan join confederation. 1914- World War I. 1918- Women win right to vote in federal elections. 1929- Ruling overturned barring women from Senate. 1931- Statute of Westminster (full independence for British Colonies). 1939- World War II. 1949- Newfoundland joins confederation. 1955- Salk’s polio vaccine announced. 1960- Indians on reserves allowed to vote in federal elections. 1962- Inuit receive vote. 1977- la charte de la langue francaise. 1980- Quebec referendum (rejected). 1982- Patriation of the Constitution (amendments must now be made in Canada). 1987- Meech Lake Accord. 1992- Charlottetown referendum (rejected) 1995- Quebec referendum (rejected) 1999- New territory created, Nunavut. Source: Jackson, Robert J. and Jackson, Doreen. Politics In Canada: Culture, Institutions, Behavior, and Public Policy. 5th Edition. Toronto: Prentice Hill, 2001. (inside front cover) |