Events in Canada in the mid 1800s?

Question

What major events events were going on in Canada in the mid 19th century?

Also, if anyone knows, how do these events relate to the events in the book Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood?

Answer 1

1870 - Manitoba becomes fifth province, followed by British Columbia and Prince Edward Island.

1885 - Canadian Pacific railroad is completed.

1898 - Gold rush along the upper Yukon River; Yukon Territory given separate status.

1850s: In the United States, the Fugitive Slave Act is passed. It provides that even free persons can be made a slave if suspected of being a runaway. As a result, more fugitive slaves and free Black persons come to Canada.

1850s: United Kingdom transfers control of the colonial postal system to Canada.

1852: The Toronto Stock Exchange opens

1853: Mary Ann Shadd becomes the first woman in North America to become editor of a newspaper. Working out of Chatham, Ontario, she publishes, edits and writes in the Provincial Freeman, a newspaper serving the Black community in Ontario.

etc. etc., see here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of…

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