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1760-1761. 10 March 1760 – 12 October 1761. The Halifax Treaties are signed between the Wabanaki Confederacy and the British Crown to end warring between the Indigenous peoples of the Maritimes and the British. One by one, various First Nations signed treaties to pledge "peace and friendship" with the British.
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History of Canada. Starting with the 1763 Treaty of Paris, New France, of which the colony of Canada was a part, formally became a part of the British Empire. The Royal Proclamation of 1763 enlarged the colony of Canada under the name of the Province of Quebec, which with the Constitutional Act 1791 became known as the Canadas.
The history of Canada covers the period from the arrival of the Paleo-Indians to North America thousands of years ago to the present day. The lands encompassing present-day Canada have been inhabited for millennia by Indigenous peoples, with distinct trade networks, spiritual beliefs, and styles of social organization.
History of Canada. The historiography of Canada deals with the manner in which historians have depicted, analyzed, and debated the history of Canada. It also covers the popular memory of critical historical events, ideas and leaders, as well as the depiction of those events in museums, monuments, reenactments, pageants and historic sites .
1917 – The Canadian Labour Party is founded on the initiative of the Trades and Labour Congress of Canada. 1918 – The shooting death of Albert "Ginger" Goodwin sparks the Vancouver general strike, the first general strike in Canadian history. 1918 – Protection Island (BC) mining disaster. 16 were killed when a miine shaft elevator fell.
July 1 – The Chinese Immigration Act, 1923 comes into effect, banning all Chinese from entering Canada except for businessmen, diplomats, foreign students, and "special circumstances". July 16 – Howard Ferguson becomes premier of Ontario, replacing Ernest Charles Drury. August 18 – The Home Bank of Canada fails.
This category has the following 98 subcategories, out of 98 total. 1920 events in Canada by month (1 C) 1945 events in Canada by month (4 C) 1946 events in Canada by month (4 C) 1947 events in Canada by month (7 C) 1948 events in Canada by month (3 C) 1949 events in Canada by month (3 C)