Province of Canada
Province of Canada was a colony in Canada and the Subarctic (North America) that lasted from 1841 to 1867 CE, about 26 years. Its people spoke Germanic languages (Gothic, Frankish, English, German, Dutch, Norse).
The merger of Upper and Lower Canada after the 1837 rebellions. It won responsible government in 1848 and its politicians drove the Confederation deal of 1867.
See Province of Canada on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- 1841 to 1867 CE
- Duration
- 26 years
- Type
- Colony
- Region
- Canada and the Subarctic, North America
- Language family
- Germanic
- Capital
- Kingston, Montreal, Quebec, Toronto, later Ottawa
Came from
Became
Events in North America during its time
- Mexican Cession and California Gold Rush
- American Civil War begins
- Canadian Confederation and Alaska Purchase
Neighbours in North America
- United States
- Rupert's Land (Hudson's Bay Company)
- Comanche empire (Comancheria)
- Dominion of Canada
- British North America
- Russian America
- Confederate States of America
- Danish Greenland
- Cherokee Nation
- Red River Colony
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty)
- Ottoman Empire
- Ottoman Empire
- Portuguese Empire
- Kingdom of Kongo
- Mughal Empire
- Qing dynasty
- United Kingdom
- Haiti
- Russian Empire
Questions
When did Province of Canada exist?
1841 to 1867 CE, about 26 years.
Where was Province of Canada?
Canada and the Subarctic, in North America. Its capital was Kingston, Montreal, Quebec, Toronto, later Ottawa.
What language did Province of Canada speak?
Germanic. This family includes Gothic, Frankish, English, German, Dutch, Norse.
What came before Province of Canada?
Upper Canada and Lower Canada.
What came after Province of Canada?
Dominion of Canada.