How Canada became an Independent Country

Unit 8

How Canada became an independent Nation

Canada was originally a colony of Great Britain in 1763

Great Britain had won control of Canada in the French and Indian War

After this, the colony expanded in population and size.

How Canada became an independent Nation Canada was divided into Upper and Lower Canada

“Upper Canada” was the English Section know as Ontario.

“Lower Canada” was the French Section known as Quebec now

How Canada became an independent Nation

By the mid-1860s, Canada wanted to be united into one country.

How Canada became an independent Nation The “British North

America Act of 1867” put together Upper and lower Canada into one nation.

The New constitution called the new separate territory called the “Dominion of Canada.”

How Canada became an independent Nation In the Dominion of Canada, Canada was

allowed to have it’s own parliament and Prime Minister.

However, they were not allowed to make treaties with other countries, They had to use the British military. The Monarch would also be the same as the British monarch (King or Queen).

How Canada became an independent Nation The dominion of

Canada worked well until WWI (1914 – 1918)

Because Canada lost a lot of men in WWI they wanted to split from Great Britain and have an independent nation.

How Canada became an independent Nation

After the war was over, Canadians began working for their independence from Great Britain.

In 1931 the British started to give them their independence

It was completed in 1982

They still share the same Monarch