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1791
 
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Naval officer George Vancouver sails from Britain on the voyage which will bring him to the northwest coast of America      
Whalebone club brought back by Vancouver
Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter
1792
 
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Alexander Mackenzie reaches the Pacific coast of Canada, becoming the first known person to cross the north American continent      
1813
 
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American forces push north into Canada and enter York (the modern Toronto), burning the parliament buildings and archives      
1818
 
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The 49th parallel is agreed as the frontier between the USA and Canada      
1821
 
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The British government imposes a merger on two great squabbling enterprises in Canada, the North West Company and Hudson's Bay Company       
1821
 
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The merged Hudson's Bay Company now administers a territory stretching from the Great Lakes to the Pacific     
1837
 
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Rebellions in Canada reveal widespread discontent with the British administration, particularly among the French settlers     
1839
 
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Lord Durham produces his Report on the Affairs of British North America, proposing reforms in the administration of Canada       
1842
 
    
US secretary of state Daniel Webster and British negotiator Lord Ashburton resolve US-Canadian boundary disputes       
1846
 
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The Oregon Treaty establishes the border between Canada and the USA along the 49th parallel to the Pacific