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oldest and most dominant federal level political party in Canada. The party was founded on July 1st, 1867 and has since provided Canada with 10 Prime Ministers. (Clarkson & McCall, 12) The party originated during the mid-19th century when the English and French colonies of Lower Canada (Quebec) and Upper Canada (Ontario) formed opposition groups. ‘The Grits’ of Upper Canada lead by George Brown and the ‘Parti Rouge’ (Reds) of Lower Canada. (Rayside, 2016) In the late 1850’s these two groups briefly

The Impacts Harriet Tubman contributed to Canada The way Harriet Tubman has impacted Canada was first when she met the Canadian doctor Alexander Milton Ross. This impacted Canada because he helped many slaves to escape to Canada to seek freedom. Alexander Milton Ross did it by using his bird-watching hobby as a cover while visiting the plantations to tell slaves the best way to travel to Canada without getting captured. This has saved thousands of African-American slaves from 1793 until 1861 due

of Lower Canada to begin practising in his profession in the office of Edouard-Étienne Rodier. Two years later, Cartier’s profound dislike for the government caused him to take part in the rebellion of 1837, inspired by Louis Papineau. Due to that unsuccessful event, he was forced to flee to the United States, but was allowed to return the next year to continue practising law. Instead, he decided to enter the field of politics and was elected to go to the legislative assembly of Canada. There, he

The historical backdrop of Canada backpedals to the period from the landing of Paleo-Indians many years prior to the present day. In 1867, the British North American Act made a confederation from three provinces, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Canada (World Data Editor, 2017). The two main languages are English and French. Also, is a very influential member of the Commonwealth. Canada contains a blend of different national and social gatherings. At the season of Canada's initially enumeration, in

On July 1st 1867, British colonies the Province of Canada, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia united to form a new country. This was a very important event in history that created very important people. It is very much debatable who the real father of confederation is, for example you could argue Sir John A Macdonald was more important in uniting the provinces. Debating, who is the real father of confederation is rather pointless because Sir George Étienne Cartier is the real father of confederation.

Gia Barela Lord Durham Vs. Lord Elgin Lord Durham and Lord Elgin played a major role in setting the foundation of Canada as we know today. However, Lord Durham was the mastermind behind the idea of establishing a more responsible government to benefit the future of all Canadians. Durham was appointed governor general by the British government to search for answers on why the rebellion had occurred and the solutions. He observed that the issue of the rebellion was not between the people

relocate to Canada during “The War of 1812” due to the political and economic instability of their home country, however, the first and largest major immigration took place from 1889 to 1914. The latecomers were forced to settle in Southern Canada and become wage workers. Ukrainians were categorically attracted to Canada because of the “National Policy” of the CPR, specifically the “Settlement of the West”. They were offered costless land by Sir John A. Macdonald to populate Western Canada, however

the goal of the siege was to get rid of the french control in the great lakes and ohio valley region.a british general named jeffrey amherst made 1,759 campaigns to capture the fort which was a major military and supply point between the province of canada and the forts in the ohio valley.his military power consisted of the 44th and 46th regiments and 2 companies from the 60th which numbered about 2,2oo man.he also commanded 2,500 militia from new york and 700 from rhode

Using a variety of sources, this essay will explain to what extent did the American policies during the Cold War influence Canada’s attitude towards nuclear defense during the 1940s to 1960s. Source C focuses on the American relationship with the Soviet Union and their indefinite competition to be better than the other, giving information about the commencement of the arms race between the two countries and their discreet battle over which country had the better security and defense system. This

was further passed by The British Parliament creating dominion of Canada at Confederation. This act provided union of three colonies; Nova Scotia, Canada and New Brunswick and placed a federal state with a parliamentary statement based on Britain and the United Kingdom. Although the creating of Upper and Lower Canada was a success “its ridged colonial structures also set the stage for the rebellions in the two Canada’s.”(Historic Canada) The act was also known from a voting franchise which included