1837
Reballion of Louis Papineau
Leads a failed rebellion against British Rule
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Quebec in Canada. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Leads a failed rebellion against British Rule
Leads a Conservative coalition ministry before Confederation.
Leads a coalition ministry with Allan MacNab in the Province of Canada.
Works with John A. Macdonald to build a conservative coalition.
Joins Macdonald and Cartier in the Great Coalition for Confederation.
Supports Confederation through the Great Coalition.
Helps form the Great Coalition to pursue Confederation.
Defends provincial powers during the Quebec Conference.
Helps draft the Quebec Resolutions for Confederation.
Appointed Solicitor General
Appointed High Commissioner of the Dominion of Canada in London
Appointed Prime Attorney General of Quebec
Appointed Premier of Quebec
Hosts provincial leaders to discuss provincial autonomy.
Dismissed for financial mismanagement
Appointed Premier of Quebec
Birth of Josep Jacques Jean Chretien
The province of Newfoundland is added to the Canadian Confederation
Appointed Governor General of Canada, 1st Canadian born person to hold this post
Appointed Attorney General
Visited by Margaret Thatcher who tries to persuade him to tighten his links with NATO
Visited by Margaret Thatcher who tries to persuade him to tighten his links with NATO
Visited by Margaret Thatcher who tries to persuade him to tighten his links with NATO
Appointed Deputy Prime Minister
Trudeau resigns after 16 yrs in office
The Progressive Conservative Party wins 211 of the 282 seats in the House of Commons
Appointed Attorney General
Quebec votes to remain part of Canada, but provincial separatists lose only by a narrow margin (50.6 percent to 49.4) and vow to continue their efforts
Provenance
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