This section of the Timeline of Quebec history concerns the events between the British North America Act and the end of the 19th century.

1 1860s

1867 - The British North America Act is passed by the Westminster parliament. Quebec becomes a province of the Canadian federal Dominion.

1867 - Quebec general election: In August, the first provincial elections are held under the British North America Act. The Bleus (Conservatives) support the confederation while the Rouges (Liberals) oppose it. 55% of Quebecers vote for the Conservatives and 45% vote for the Liberals. In Nova Scotia, the party opposed to the confederation is elected.

1868 - Thomas D'Arcy McGee, Member of Parliament in Montreal-West, is assassinated by an Irish Fenian, Patrick Whelan .

2 1870sEvents and Trends Franco-Prussian War ( 1870- 1871) results in the collapse of the Second French Empire and in the formation of both the French Third Republic and the German Empire. Invention of the telephone ( 1876) and phonograph ( 1877). See also the H

1870Events January 6 The inauguration of the Musikverein ( Vienna). January 10 John D. Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil January 15 A political cartoon for the first time symbolizes the United States Democratic Party with a donkey ("A Live Jackass Kicking - A major forest fire ravages the Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region, leaving a third of the population homeless.

1871Events January January 18 The member-states of the North German Confederation unite into a single nation-state known as the German Empire. The King of Prussia is declared the first German Emperor as Wilhelm I of Germany. January 28 France surrenders to en - The Parliament of New BrunswickNew Brunswick Nouveau-Brunswick ( In Detail) ( In Detail) Motto: Spem reduxit (Hope was restored CapitalLargest city Fredericton Saint John Area Total % fresh water 11th largest(8th lgst prov. 72 908 km² 2. 0% Population Total (2001) Density Ranked 8th 75 passes the Common School Act .

1871Events January January 18 The member-states of the North German Confederation unite into a single nation-state known as the German Empire. The King of Prussia is declared the first German Emperor as Wilhelm I of Germany. January 28 France surrenders to en - Quebec general electionIn the Quebec general election in June and July of 1871, the Quebec Conservative Party under Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau was re-elected, defeating the Quebec Liberal Party under Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbiniere. Election results Preceded by: 1867 List: Conservatives win.

1873 - The House of Commons disallows "double mandates": the same person can no longer simultaneously hold a seat in the House of Commons and a provincial legislature.

1873 - Foundation of the Banque d'Hochelaga .

1874 - The Legislative Assembly of Quebec passes its own law to the same effect (abolishing double mandates).

1874 - The Bourse (stock market) of Montreal is founded.

1875 - February 23: New electoral law: voting is now secret and takes place in all ridings on the same day.

1875 - Quebec general election: Conservatives win.

1877 - The Parliament of Prince Edward Island passes the Public Schools Act.

1878 - Quebec general election: Conservatives win one more seat than the Liberals, but Liberal Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière nonetheless remains premier.

1878 - The Legislative Assembly passes a law abolishing the Legislative Council, but the latter does not agree to its own demise (which would not occur until 1968).

1879 - The rules of ice hockey are established by three McGill students.

1881 - The First Acadian Congress is held in Memramcook, New Brunswick.
1881 - Quebec general election: Conservatives win.
1884 - The Acadian national flag is adopted.
1884 - Founding of La Presse (newspaper) in Montreal.
1885 - The Canadian Pacific railroad (from Montreal to Vancouver) is completed: the "last spike" is driven in on November 7.
1885 - Hanging of Louis Riel on November 16.
1885 - Popular assembly held at Champ de Mars (in Montreal) on November 22 in reaction to Riel's hanging. Honoré Mercier calls for the creation of a new political party, the Parti National.
1886 - Quebec general election: Liberals win, but Conservative minority government remains in office for a few more months.
1886 - The first transcanadian train leaves Montreal for Vancouver in British Columbia.
1887 - Honoré Mercier, leader of the Parti national (Liberals), becomes premier of Quebec. The name "Parti National" is soon abandoned and the party calls itself the Liberal party.

4 1890s

1890 - A law abolishing public funding of Roman Catholic schools in Manitoba is enacted. (see Manitoba Schools Question).
1890 - Quebec general election: Liberals win.
1891 - Quebec premier Honoré Mercier removed from office by Lieutenant-Governor Auguste-Réal Angers after being accused of corruption. The following year he is cleared of all charges.
1892 - Quebec general election: Conservatives win.
1892 - Montreal has electric streetcars for the first time.
1896 - Wilfrid Laurier, born in Saint-Lin, Quebec becomes the first Quebecer to be elected Prime Minister of Canada.
1896 - In a decision by the British Privy Council, the federal government loses the right to veto provincial laws.
1897 - Quebec general election: Liberals win.
1898 - The Parliament of Canada extends the northern boundary of Quebec to the Eastmain River .
1899 - The Boer War erupts in South Africa. English Canadians wish to participate in support of Great Britain, while Quebecers are opposed. This foreshadowed the Conscription Crisis of 1917 and the Conscription Crisis of 1944.

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