Confederation of Canada 1867
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
historical event
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| gptkbp:celebrates |
gptkb:Canada_Day
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| gptkbp:controversy |
Indigenous rights
centralization vs decentralization French-English_relations |
| gptkbp:date |
July 1, 1867
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
gptkb:American_Civil_War
Manifest Destiny pre-Confederation_Canada |
| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
gptkb:Charlottetown_Conference
gptkb:Quebec_Conference gptkb:London_Conference first Prime Minister of Canada construction of the Intercolonial Railway first Governor General of Canada first federal election in Canada Alberta_and_Saskatchewan_join_Canada British_Columbia_joins_Canada Manitoba_joins_Canada Newfoundland_joins_Canada Prince_Edward_Island_joins_Canada creation_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_Canada establishment_of_the_House_of_Commons establishment_of_the_Royal_Canadian_Mounted_Police establishment_of_the_Senate proclamation_of_the_Dominion |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
gptkb:British_North_America_Act,_1867
Constitution Act, 1867 London Conference of 1866 Quebec Resolutions |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Confederation of Canada 1867
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| gptkbp:impact |
economic development
increased immigration national identity formation |
| gptkbp:key_figure |
gptkb:Joseph_Howe
gptkb:John_A._Macdonald gptkb:Charles_Monck George-Étienne Cartier |
| gptkbp:legacy |
foundation for future provinces joining
influence_on_Canadian_Constitution |
| gptkbp:outcome |
creation of a federal government
provinces gained autonomy |
| gptkbp:participants |
gptkb:Ontario
gptkb:Quebec gptkb:New_Brunswick gptkb:Nova_Scotia |
| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:British_North_America_Act
federalism provincial rights |
| gptkbp:significance |
established_the_Dominion_of_Canada
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