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1:33 LTE 5 # REVISION OF CHAPTER 1: THE FOR... ## REVISION OF CHAPTER 1: THE FORMATION OF THE CANADIAN FEDERATION (1840-1896) ### Some important dates: - 1840: Act of Union - 1848: Responsible government obtained - 1854-1866: Reciprocity Treaty - 1867: BNA Act (British North America Act) - 1869: First Métis Uprising - 1876: Indian Act passed - 1879: National policy established - 1885: Second Métis uprising and hanging of Louis-Riel - 1896: Election of Wilfrid Laurier ### Some important concepts: - **Union Act**: Following the Patriote rebellions, London created the Union Act, unifying Upper and Lower Canada. The aim was to unite the two Canadas within a single House of Assembly, and to assimilate French Canadians. - **Responsible government**: Ministerial responsibility. - **Abolition of preferential tariffs**: London adopts free trade, Canada's exports to the metropolis decline. - **Reciprocity Treaty**: Abolition of tariffs between Canada and the United States. - **The Great Coalition**: certain members of Parliament wish to unite the British colonies of Canada. They meet in Charlottetown and agree on a federal union. The pioneers were John A. Macdonald, George Brown and G...