Britain declared war when Germany attacked Belgium and France.
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Sir Wilfred Laurier
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1916 – Grant voting rights to women
1916 – Grant voting rights to women
Manitoba became first province to grant voting rights to women.
1792 – Establish Freetown
1792 – Establish Freetown
Some black Nova Scotians moved on to establish Freetown in Sierra Leone.
1944 1945 – Liberates the Netherlands
Jacques Cartier
Jacques Cartier
Made 3 voyages to Canada between 1534-1542 to claim the land in the name of the King of France. Cartier heard locals speak the Iroquoian…
Pauline Johnson
Pauline Johnson
Novelists, poets, historians, educators & musicians who had a significant cultural impact.