HIST 203 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Royal Canadian Navy, Le Devoir, Alan Eagleson
5 Sep 2013
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The peoples of canada: a post-confederation history j. m. 1866 - bc and vancouver island are united. 1867 - dominion of canada is proclaimed on july 1st. Parliament rejects petition for reconsideration of nova scotia"s membership in canada. 1868 -joseph how lead repeal delegation from nova scotia to london. This is the main campaign issue in 1869 election, which sees union candidates defeated. Metis led by louis riel organize resistance to canadian take over and set up provisional government. 1870 pei rejects canada"s offer of better terms. Red river admitted to confederation as province of manitoba. 1873 pei delegates secretly negotiate terms with canada. For pei an important motive was settlement of the long-standing land issue. Islanders would be such a small portion of the confederation, their voice would not be heard. 1871 pei legislature began on a course of active railway construction. The main objective was that it would lead to union with canada.
