Canadian History Timeline 1784-1896
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Canadian History: 1784-1896
By Liane Hicks
Canada saw a period of great change in the 19th century. Its population drastically increased due to immigrants from the United States and abroad. Engage and educate students with Storyboard That premade activities!
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This timeline highlights a few of the important dates in Canadian history from 1784-1896. There are many important dates in Canadian history that students can explore!
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- COLONY OF NEW BRUNSWICK ESTABLISHED
- Canadian History: 1784-1896
- QUEBEC DIVIDED
- First Nations like the Mi'kmaq lived here for thousands of years. In 1784, the British severed it from Nova Scotia to form New Brunswick partly due to the influx of Loyalists post American Revolution.
- In 1791, the British Parliament passed the Constitutional Act also called Canada Act, creating Upper Canada (the future Ontario) and Lower Canada (the future Québec) also due to the influx of Loyalists post American Revolution.
- Upper Canada
- Lower Canada
- WAR OF 1812
- 49th PARALLEL
- The War of 1812 between the British and United States occurred when American forces attempted to invade Canada. They failed.
- REBELLIONS OF 1837-1838
- In 1818, the U.S. and British agreed to a border along the 49th parallel from Lake of the Woods in the east (present day Ontario & Minnesota) to the Rocky Mountains in the west. This would later be extended to the Pacific Ocean in 1846 with the Oregon Treaty.
- The Rebellions of 1837–38, occurred in each colony of Upper and Lower Canada against the British Crown. The revolt in Lower Canada was the more serious and violent of the two. They led to the Durham Report and the Act of Union, which were pivotal events for Canada.
- BRITISH COLUMBIA 6th PROVINCE
- DOMINION OF CANADA
- First Nations like Haida, Coast and Interior Salish, Kwakwaka'wakw lived here for millennia before European explorers arrived in the 1750s. Colonized by the British, it became the 6th province of Canada in 1871.
- The Dominion of Canada was formed July 1, 1867 with 4 provinces: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, and Ontario. Celebrated as Canada Day, this is the day it adopted its current constitution and officially “became a country.”
- KLONDIKE GOLD RUSH
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- The Klondike Gold Rush saw approximately 100,000 prospectors move to the Klondike region of the Yukon, in north-western Canada, between 1896 and 1899.
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