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The story of the Canadian Constitution
is far more than the history of the Constitution
Act, 1867, which was once called the British North
America Act, or even the Canada Act, 1982 and the
Canadian
Charter of Rights and Freedom. These documents, while important,
tell only a portion of the story. It begins long before Canada was
formed as a nation, in Britain, France and among the Aboriginal
peoples of North America.
This section of the Canada in the Making site will link
the events and trends in Canada's past with the government documents
that illustrate the story.
Aboriginal Peoples
1608 - 1759: New France
1749 - 1759: Nova Scotia
1759 - 1763: Martial
Law
1763 - 1774: The Struggle
for French Canadian Rights
1774 - 1791: Revolutionary
Changes
1791 - 1837: A New Constitution
1791 - 1837: Agitating
for Change
1837 - 1839: Rebellion
1839 - 1850: Union
and Responsible Government
1850 - 1867: On the
Road to Confederation
1867 - 1931: Becoming
a Nation
1867 - 1931: Territorial
Expansion
1931 - 1982: Toward
Renewal
1982 - 2002: The Modern
Constitution
Where the Documents
Come From
Last updated: January 2004
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