Canada's Huge Events Timeline
Category: Altro
è stato aggiornato: 7 dic 2017
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The Iroquois Confederacy is formedJohn Cabot reaches Newfoundland (or perhaps Cape Breton)Jacques Cartier first explores the St. Lawrence regionSamuel de Champlain establishes a French colony at
Québec CityExpulsion of the AcadiansBattle of the Plains of Abraham: Québec City is
capturedNew France is formally ceded to Britain; Pontiac Rebellion
eruptsLoyalist refugees begin arriving after the American
RevolutionWar of 1812: U.S. invades CanadaRebellions against British rule in Upper and Lower CanadaResponsible government is won, first in Nova Scotia, then in
CanadaConfederation (first four provinces: Québec, Ontario,
N.S., and N.B.)Maple Leaf is made national symbolRed River Resistance; province of Manitoba is createdB.C. and P.E.I. join CanadaNorth-West Rebellion; the Canadian Pacific Railway is
completedThe provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan are createdWomen win the vote in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and AlbertaThe Winnipeg General StrikeNewfoundland joins CanadaKorean WarSt. Lawrence Seaway (major transportation route) officially
opensQuébec’s Quiet Revolution begins; Native Canadians
given the voteCanada’s 100th birthday; Expo 67 World’s Fair in
MontréalOctober Crisis: political kidnappings, Ottawa suspends civil
rightsQuébec referendum on “sovereignty-association”
defeated 60% to 40%Constitution comes home — with a Charter of Rights and
FreedomsMeech Lake Accord is put forward — and collapsesCharlottetown Accord is rejected by a national referendumQuébec referendum on sovereignty is narrowly
defeatedThe new Arctic territory of Nunavut is createdClarity Bill outlines the terms of Québec
separationCanada says “no” to joining the war in IraqCanada sets record for gold medals at the Vancouver Winter
Olympic GamesPeriodi
WW1Great DepressionWW2
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