Timeline of Canadian History


  1. 1608 - Quebec founded
  2. May 2, 1670 - HBC is given a royal charter
  3. 1755 - Acadians expelled
  4. September, 1759 - Battle of the Plains of Abraham
  5. 1783 - Loyalist refugees start to arrive in Canada
  6. 1837 - Upper and Lower Canadian Rebellions
  7. 1848 - Responsible government awarded in Nova Scotia and Canada
  8. July 1, 1867 - Confederation
  9. 1869-1870 - Red River Resistance
  10. 1870 - Province of Manitoba created
  11. 1871 - BC joins Confederation
  12. 1873 - PEI joins Confederation
  13. September 1905 - Provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan created\
  14. 1916 - Women given the provincial vote in Manitoba, Alberta, and Saskatchewan
  15. April 9, 1917 - Start of the Battle of Vimy Ridge
  16. 1922 - Banting and Best discover insulin
  17. September 8, 1939 - Canada declares war on Germany
  18. September, 1972 - Paul Henderson scores the winning goal in the Summit Series.
  19. April, 1982 - The new Constitution Act is signed into law by Queen Elizabeth
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