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Confederation

The Dominion of Canada wasn't born out of revolution, or a sweeping outburst of nationalism. Rather, it was created in a series of conferences and orderly negotiations, culminating in the terms of Confederation on 1 July 1867.

2SLGBTQ+ History
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Acadians
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Act of Union
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Acts and Treaties
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19th Century Map of Canada
Alberta
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Rocky Mountains, Alberta
Arctic Exploration
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Canadian Arctic Expedition
Arts
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Asia-Canada
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Constructing the CPR
Black History
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Governor General of Canada Michaëlle Jean at the "door no return" in Elmina Castle in Ghana, 2006 .
British Columbia
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Western Red Cedar Rainforest
Colonization
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Old Map of Western Canada.
Communication and Transportation
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Signal Hill and St. John's in the distance.
Confederation
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Night Rideau Canal
Disasters
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Chicoutimi River Flood, 21 July 1996
Economy and Labour
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Grand Trunk Railway
Education
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Students in the classroom, ca. 1910-1920.

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