RT XII.

English Period

1800

Dominion of Canada

1900

Pop. 1768 about 60,000-

63.  Conspiracy of Pontiae.

64.  Montreal partly destroyed by

fire. 69. Prince Edward Island made a separate province.

74.  Quebec Act.

75.  American Revolution. Inva-

sion of Canada by Americans. Montgomery defeated at Quebec.

83.  Treaty of Versailles. Can-

adian southern boundary established.

84.  New Brunswick and Cape

Breton made separate provinces.

91. Constitutional Act. Province divided into Upper and Lower Canada. Pop. 161,811.

94. Toronto founded.

09. First steamboat on St. Lawrence. 12. War of 1812. 12. Surrender of Detroit.

12.  Americans repulsed at Queens-

ton and at Odelltown. 18. Battle of Frenchtown. 18. Capture of Ogdensburg.

13.  Battle of Stony Creek. 18. Battle of Lake Erie.

13. Battle of Moraviantown. 13. Battle of Chateaugay. 13. Battle of Chryslers Farm.

13.   Capture of Fort Niagara.

14.  Battle of La Colle Mill. 14. Fort Erie taken.

14. Battle of Chippewa.

14. Battle of Lundy's Lane.

14. Family Compact.

1(1. Common schools established in Upper Canada.

25. Miramichi fire.

83. "Royal William," first steamboat crossed the Atlantic from Quebec.

87-88. Papineau's Rebellion.

87-38. Mackenzie's Rebellion.

41.  Upper and Lower Canada

united.

42.  Ashburton's Treaty, settling

boundary dispute. 58. Capital removed to Ottawa. 08- Atlantic Cable laid. 64. Quebec conference. 66- Fenian invasion. 67. Confederation formed and

Dominion proclaimed.

67. Original Confederation.

Ontario, area 260,862 Sq. M.

Quebec, " 351,873 Sq. M.

Nova Scotia, 21,428 Sq. M.

New Brunswick, 27,985 Sq. M. Lord Monck, first Governor-general.

69.   Red River Rebellion.

70.  Northwest territories added

to Dominion. 70. Manitoba admitted.

70.  Fenian raid.

71.  Treaty of Washington.

71. British Columbia admitted. 71. First Dominion-Census-

Pop. four provinces, 8,485,761 Manitoba, 18,995 British Columbia, 86,247 Prince Edw. Island, 94,021 Total, 3,635,024 73. Prince Edward Island admitted.

76.  Keewatin Territory created;

area 470,416 sq. miles.

77.  Halifax fisheries award.

80. All British America except Newfoundland annexed to Dominion. 82. Districts of Assiniboia, Saskatchewan, Alberta and Athabasca created. 85. Saskatchewan Rebellion. 85. Canadian Pacific Railway completed. 95- Districts created from unorganized territory. Ungava, area 354.961 Sq. M. Franklin, " 500,000 Sq. M. Mackenzie, " 562,182 Sq. M. Yukon, *' 196,976 Sq. M.

97.   Behring Sea award, $464,000.

98.  Yukon made a territory.

01. Decennial Census of British Empire. Population: Eng. and Wales . - 32,526,075

Scotland..... 4,472,000

Ireland..... 4,456,546

Islands..... 150,599

India......294,266,701

Canada..... 5,369,666

Australia .... 5,000,000 Other portions . . 51,417,629 Total, 897,659,216 01. Duke and Duchess of Cornwall visit Canada.

01.  Australian Federation com-

pleted.

02.  Death of Earl of Dufferin.

02.  First message by Pacific cable

from Australia. 08. Alaskan boundary settlement.

03.   Grand Trunk Pacific Railway

5,000 miles long projected.

04.   Great fire in Toronto.

04. Dominion exhibition in Winnipeg. 04. Great fire in Winnipeg.

04.  Earl Grey appointed Governor-

general. 04- Miles of railway in Dominion, 19,611.

05.  Government defeated in provin-

cial election.

05. Provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan created out of Northwest territories.

08. Government sustained in important elections involving railway and development policies.

France

15. Louis XV.

38. Peace of Vienna.

48. Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle.

63. Peace of Paris.

74. Louis XVI.

88. Peace of Versailles.

93. The Revolution.

Various Countries

40-48. War of Austrian Succession.

40. Frederick II. the Great.

56. Seven Years' War.

25- Catherine I., Russia.

27. Elizabeth, Russia.

83. War between France and Poland.

96. Napoleon invaded Italy.

England

05. Battle of Trafalgar.

07.  Slave trade abolished.

08.  Peninsular War.

14.  Peace with France.

15.  War with Napoleon renewed. 20. George IV.

29. William IV.

37. Victoria crowned.

54. Crimean War.

57. Mutiny in India.

67. War with Abyssinia.

97. Queen's diamond jubilee.

99. Boer War.

Various Countries

04. Bonaparte, emperor. 04. Francis II. of Austria.

14.  Louis XVIII. of France.

15,  Waterloo. Napoleon over-

thrown.

48. Hungarian War. Francis Joseph of Austria.

52. Napoleon III.

61. Alexander II. of Russia emancipates serfs.

70.  War between Germany and

France.

71.  William I., Emperor of Ger-

many. 71. Republic of France. 88. Frederick III. of Germany. 88. William II. of Germany. 94. China-Japan War. 98. Spanish-American War.

England

01. Victoria died.

01.  Edward VII., King.

02.   Boer War ended.

Various Countries

04. Construction Panama Canal undertaken by the United States.

04-5. Russo-Japanese War.

06. Revolt in Russia.

06. First Russian Douma elected and convened.

06. Destruction of San Francisco by earthquake and fire.

08. English troops evacuate Tibet after occupation of four years.

08. Bulgarian independence declared-