canada from 1850 to 1880

the saint lawrence and the atlantic railroad opens

Jan 11, 1850

i was walking to the groceries store to buy some milk and vegieson my way home but while iwas walking i saw a newspaper boyin overalls giving newspapers. So i took 1 and i read the main story it said saint lawrence and atlantic railord opens.

malcolm camren vists washington dc about a trade reciprocity agreement

Jan 14, 1850

hello my name belal i had just turn 15 my mom now lets me
go out whenever i want to so mostly every morning i get a cup
of coffee and read the newspapar the main article was about a
confrence about an agreement .

1850 t0 1880

Period: Oct 11, 1850 to Dec 31, 1880

first canaidian postage stamps are printed

Apr 7, 1851

my father has just arrived with asuprise for me and it was canada's
first postage stamps now i can send letters to my freinds.

pei wins a responsble goverment

Apr 25, 1851

i woke up early because of my parents. They where very happy
that pei got a responsible goverment so was my freinds in pei
and their parents.

trinity colledge opens

Jan 15, 1852

in this very date trinity colledge opened my cousins are going to that univercity and the are very exited .

fire burns 11'000 houses in montreal

Jul 8, 1852

while i walking in the streets of toronto i heard lots of comotion
about a fire . I went to the newspaper boy and he said this was about a big fire in montreal .

riots in quebec

Jun 8, 1853

a few weeks ago there were riots in quebec right now i dont realy
know anything about it but the police is stil ivestigating.

iregular delaly for trial

Jul 29, 1853

today we where going the here about about the trial but they
cancelled i stll dont know why they did they didnt mension the reason

rail road opens connecting toronto hamilton windsor

Jan 27, 1854

since i live in toronto today i heard news about a railroad
that has opened in toronto or at least connecting into it i went
and checked it out it was was nice.

a treaty that aplise canada and the usa has been sighned

Jun 6, 1854

today my dad told me that a treaty beetween canada and the usa has been sighned it was about raw materials and was in effect from 1854 to 1865. It represented a move toward free trade, and was opposed by protectionist elements in the United States

bytown is named ottawa

Jan 1, 1855

my familey was just packing to go to bytown to visit i decided to
read the news paper because it might have facts about bytown
but it turned out they named in ottawa.

the charlotte town police is established

Oct 29, 1855

while i was in pei their was a new police established for the saftey of the city i was happy because now the citizens of pei
will live safeley.

the creation of embrun ontario

May 15, 1856

a part of ontario has been called embrun town it is now part of the national capital region i have learned this from my mother today and my father they are very into history .

The Grand Trunk Railway opens its Sarnia-Toronto-Montreal line.

Oct 29, 1856

for the past few weeks i have been interested in railways and a few years ago the atlantic railord opens today a railroad opens in toronto again .

Queen Victoria names Ottawa as capital of the Province of Canada

Dec 31, 1857

it turned out in the newspaper that hat queen victoria herself chose that ottawa shall be the capital of canada.

ottawa is now the capital of canada

Dec 31, 1857

today this very day ottawa was revealed as canadas capital
it was an honour for the capital to be held in ontairio where i live.

Joseph Flavelle businessman (died 1939)elle, businessman (died 1939)

Feb 15, 1858

today my fathers good freind joseph Flavelle died today my
family wanted to attend his funeral but missed the time because they have only heared the news later today.

Frontenac County Court House

Oct 30, 1858

toay in history and geography wlaerned aboutThe Frontenac County Court House in Kingston, Ontario, Canada is the Courthouse for Frontenac County, because today it was oficcialy established as the frontenac county court house.

Abraham Shadd is elected to the town council in Raleigh, Ontario and becomes the first Black elected to public office.

Aug 28, 1859

today when i red the newspaper it showed a man named
abrahim shadd he was th first black elected to public office
i found this very interesting .

The first Queen's Plate race is held in Toronto.

Jun 27, 1860

today i have travelled to toronto to see the first ever queens
plate race . i have heard about it in the newspaper so i
decided to see it my self .

The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada

Oct 30, 1860

today i heard on the newspaper again while i was at my freinds
house that there has been an upgrade to the army and it has
to do with the Queen's Own Rifles of Canada

flood hits montreal

Apr 14, 1861

tday while i ws visiting ottawa i have read the newspaper and there has been a terrible flood . Wright now there trying to
fix it . but it will take a while because it is a major flood and
about 400 houses have been flooded.

grand father dies

Nov 29, 1861

today my grand father died my mom shatterd to tears and the
whole family has been very san about it his funeral is going
to be tomorrow and it is at 8;00 pm it has been very hard on grandma.

United Kingdom-United States treaty for suppression of African slave trade is signed.

Apr 7, 1862

today the united kingdom - united states sighne a treaty to
put a stop to african slave trade i also agree with this
because it is unfair because of someones race to become
a slave lukily us canadians to not tollerate silly american
rules .

macdonald cartier goverment falls

Oct 30, 1862

today john a macdonald party has the lost the election to
george brown side but for some reason it said in the news paper
that it was his plan so he could get bach again i also
heard this my father because he was in ottawa in the past week.

today my grandmother died

Oct 30, 1863

my grandmother died a year after my grandpa i was so sad but this time my dad was evenmore sad becaus both of his parents
died in the past year. This time we didn't have time to go to
her funerall.

Macdonald-Cartier "Great Coalition" government formed.

Jul 30, 1864

Today in the newpaper i read it has said macdonald
had a new responsible goverment because he has won
and election today lets hope this goverment will be
a good one.

- Macdonald, Brown, Cartier, Galt appointed to negotiate Confederation in London.

Mar 24, 1865

today their is going to be a negotiatation about confedration in london and john macdonald lets hope his party wins because
he is leading our nation greatfuly.

- Battle of Ridgeway, Fenians invade Canada, giving Irish republicans at home a greater advantage over the British back home

Jun 2, 1866

Today the fenians have attacked our land giving Irish republicans at home a greater advantage over the British back home lets hope the british sav e us i have learned this from the
newspaper.

John A. Macdonald marries his second wife Susan Agnes Bernard.[1]

Feb 16, 1867

today sir john a macdonald has married his second wife her
name is sausan agnes bernard . my histiry teacher had known this
because of the newspapaer .

Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario established

Mar 4, 1868

today we learned about The RCDSO is the governing body of dentists in Ontario and protects the public's right to quality dental healthcare. we where learning abou it because its grand opening is today.

no newspaper

Dec 25, 1869

today is christmas and their is no newpaper today i wish
there was because i am realy into politics but hopefully
i will get a newpaper tommorow.

shcol is coming

Aug 29, 1870

today is one of the last days of summer i can't wait until school
starts so then we could learn more about history and geography
i am very exited.

fist canaidian census

Apr 2, 1871

today the first canaidian census has been completed and
it has been sent by mail to me and according to the canaidian
census the poplution is 3,689,257.

today was queen victoria memorial

Nov 21, 1872

The fine statue of the Queen Victoria adorning the Victoria Square was donation from a citizens' committee, by public subscription, on the occasion of Prince Arthur’s visit to Montreal. The bronze was cast by Holbrook & Company, Chelsea, England in 1869. i have found about this from a flyer.

cycoone kills 500 people

Aug 25, 1873

today a terrifiying story i heard about that 500 people
have been killed by a cyclone their memorial is going to
be 2 weeks.

federal election

Jul 28, 1874

today there is going to be a federal election .

the supreme court of canada is created

Apr 5, 1875

The Supreme Court of Canada is the highest court of Canada
it has been established today our whole class haas heard
about just today.

Andrew Elliott becomes premier of British Columbia, replacing George Walkem

Feb 1, 1876

today the new preimeir of brtish colombia is eleted
replacing joerge walkem.

University of Manitoba founded.

Feb 28, 1877

today the univercity of manitoba has been founded it is very
big i heard of while i was out the house because in a cafe
with my freinds reading the newspaper.

In the federal election, Sir John A. Macdonald's Conservatives win a majority, defeating Alexander Mackenzie's Liberals

Sep 17, 1878

today sir john a macdonald has won a mojority against
the liberals as the newpaper describes it was a tough
confrence but in the end they won.

cannibal eats 8 members of family

Dec 19, 1879

The Alberta Canada Cannibal. Swift Runner was executed for murdering and then eating eight members of his own family over the previous winter. He believed he was possessed by Wendigo, a terrifying mythological creature with a ravenous appetite for human flesh. we have haerd of this from so many people and the newspaper .

national anthem of canada has been preformed first time

Jun 24, 1880

first anthem of canada has been preformed in canada on
june 24 now we can show our pride for our country .