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Canada in 1870

Historical records for Canada in 1870, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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Historical records

May

12 May 1870Manitoba ActJohn Alexander Macdonald

Ottawa · Government / Government of Canada

Oversees passage of the Manitoba Act.

12 May 1870Manitoba ActLouis Riel

Red River · Government / Government of Canada

Negotiates protections that help create Manitoba as a province.

July

3 July 1870Birth of Richard Bedford BennettRichard Bedford Bennett Bennett, 1st

Hopewell · Politics / Conservative Party

Birth of Richard Bedford Bennett

August

24 August 1870Red River ExpeditionGarnet Wolseley

Fort Garry · Government / Government of Canada

Leads imperial and Canadian forces into Red River.

Names involved

Garnet WolseleyJohn Alexander MacdonaldLouis RielRichard Bedford Bennett Bennett, 1st

Places involved

Fort GarryHopewellOttawaRed River

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.