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Canada in 1871

Historical records for Canada in 1871, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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Historical records

July

20 July 1871British Columbia Joins ConfederationJohn Alexander Macdonald

Ottawa · Government / Government of Canada

Brings British Columbia into Confederation with a railway promise.

20 July 1871British Columbia Joins ConfederationJohn Foster McCreight

Victoria · Government / Government of Canada

Leads British Columbia as it enters Confederation.

Names involved

John Alexander MacdonaldJohn Foster McCreight

Places involved

OttawaVictoria

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varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.