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Sir John A. MacDonald aspired to build a Canadian Pacific Railway. Not only would it be an impressive feat, but it would help Canada by increasing the speed of moving troops (preparedness for American invasion), allowed for settlement in the west, and united the country, from British Columbia to Nova Scotia. MacDonald went so far as being involved in bribary (see the Pacific Scandal) to get the railroad completed.
~Canadian Horse ~'O Canada' is the national anthem of Canada ~DaveyBoy-Bay Sever-
Canada is a constitutional monarchy, parliamentary democracy and a federation.
Canada was invaded by the American Patriots with the help of Canadian Regiments during the American Revolution. They fought against the British Army and the British Quebec Canadian Militia. The result was a defeat for the American Patriots.
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it starts in Vancouver and ends in Ottawa Canada
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through lower Canada . from Montreal until Port Moody .
It allowed Canada rapid deployment of troops West which meant they were able to crush local resistance to Canadian rule.
The most common immigrant working on the Canadian Pacific Railway were of Chinese ancestry. Many Chinese people remained in Canada and became citizens after the railroad was completed.
The symbolic last spike of the Canadian Pacific Railway was driven on 7 November 1885.
Some major events in Canada's history include the establishment of the Dominion of Canada in 1867, the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1885, the conscription crisis during World War I, the introduction of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1982, and the patriation of the Constitution in 1982.
They got a better economy
it starts in Vancouver and ends in Ottawa Canada
Because there would be stops on the railine and this meant opportunities for business and to make money People moved near the railway also to get around Canada easily