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On Septem 27th 1841 Charles Bagot was appointed Governor General by the crown. He would serve until 1843.
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The brutal famine that killed millions begins in 1845. This forced many Irish people to immigrate to Canada.
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The parliment buildings burned when rioters through their torches onto broken gas pipes, setting the building ablaze
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In this time period over 3200 kilometres of train tracks were laid.
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Reciprocity was an controversial agreement between the United States and Canada, to reduce import duties and protective tariffs charged on goods exchanged between the countries from 1854 to 1948.
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Queen Victoria decides that Ottawa will be Canada's Capital.
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McDonald is able to propose confederation the the British government
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Following the Civil War, the Fenian Brotherhood, largely composed of Irish-American veterans, wanted Ireland to have independence from Britain. To try to do this they captured canada as a hostage. Between 1866 and 1871, they raided Canadian territory from New Brunswick to Manitoba. During the largest raid, in June 1866 along the Niagara frontier, the Fenians defeated a small Canadian force at Ridgeway.
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Canadian confederation was formed on July 1st 1867. On that day, three British colonies became four provinces of the new dominion, Canada.
