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What major events happened in 1951 in Canada?

The Indian Act.


What is the gradual civilization act?

to convert indian tribes of canada into british citizens


Significance of homestead act?

promote western expansion and change the politics, demographics, and socio-economic future of our country


What were the bristish colonian regions in north America?

Newfoundland, British North America(chiefly the Thirteen Colonies), Upper Canada(English Canada), Lower Canada(French Canada) and the Indian Reserve. The Indian Reserve was unified with the Province of Quebec(Lower Canada) in 1774 after the Quebec Act. Newfoundland was originally separate from the colonial region of Canada. It was unified with the Dominion of Canada in 1949 after the Newfoundland Act. Upper and Lower Canada were unified into the Province of Canada after the Act of Union 1840,


What legislation established the collective rights of groups in Canada?

The Indian act, the numbered treaties , the Canadian constitution and the Manitoba act.


What is the significance of the constitutional act?

To separate the french and the british by creating upper and lower canada. Upper Canada- Ontario Lower Canada- Quebec


What were the positive and negative results of the Jacksonian democracy?

The positive results were the expansion to the west and the negative effects was the Indian removal act


What laws recognize the collective rights of First Nations peoples in Canada?

Indian Act Numbered Treaties


What is Indian act?

a federal government law


Why is the Indian act an important piece of legislation?

The Indian Act of Canada was (still is) a law designed to integrate "Indians" in Canada into the mainstream economy and culture. Introduced in 1876, the act allowed the Canadian government almost complete control over how Indians lived and interacted with non-Indians. At the same time, it gave the government special responsibility for the health, education, and lands of much of the Indian population.


Why did the Canadian Government enact the Indian act?

The Canadian Government did not enact the Indian Act, it was a British Colonial Act titled An Act for the Gradual Civilization of the Indian. Hence it is embedded in Canada and is almost impossible to repeal.


What is the significance of Montreal and Quebec?

They act as two major economic, social and cultural hubs on the St.Lawrence river in the province of Quebec, Canada