Examinee biography of alberta

Date Event Reference July 15, 1870 The Prairies and Great Northland become part of the young country of Canada, which had accomplished its Confederation in 1867. Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory are combined under the new name of the North-West Territories, part of which will become the province of Alberta. ^[12]October 25, 1870 Battle of the Belly River occurs. The battle is the last major conflict between the Cree (the Iron Confederacy) and the Blackfoot Confederacy, and the last major battle between First Nations on Canadian soil. October 1, 1874 First North-West Mounted Police outpost in Alberta at Fort Macleod is established. The following spring Mounties established a post at Fort Saskatchewan, outside Edmonton. (The police force was legally established in 1873 and was staffed and put into the field in 1874, in response to the Cypress Hills Massacre of 1873.) September 1875 NWMP officer Éphrem-A. Brisebois establishes Fort Brisebois, at present site of Calgary. James Macleod renames it Fort Calgary in 1876. ^[13]August 23, 1876 Treaty 6 receives its first signatories, ceding much of north-central Alberta to the Crown. Treaty 6 land stretched from the Red Deer River to the Athabasca River. ^[14]September 22, 1877 Treaty 7 is signed between the Crown and Blackfoot people, led by Chief Crowfoot, ceding much of southern Alberta to the Crown and officially opening the territory to settlement. May 2, 1882 North-West Territories, which included the land of today's province of Alberta, is divided into provisional districts, including districts Alberta, Athabasca, Saskatchewan and Assiniboia. ^[15]October 13, 1882 Alexander Galt's company, the North Western Coal and Navigation Company, opens its first drift mine. The community of Coalbanks, later named Lethbridge, establishes itself around the mine. ^{[16][additional citation(s) needed]}1883 Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) construction enters Alberta in early May. Line reaches Calgary, on August 10. CPR established new townsite west of Elbow River; a short time later old Calgary settlement moved to the new site. ^[17]1883 CPR employees drilling for water at Langevin Siding (later renamed Carlstadt and later Alderson) discover natural gas. ^{[18][additional citation(s) needed]}1883 May 26 Edmonton elected its first member of the North-West Territorial Council -- Frank Oliver^[19][20]1884 June 28 Calgary elected its first member of the North-West Territorial Council -- James Davidson GeddesNovember 27, 1884 Calgary is incorporated as a town. This was accomplished due to lobbying by an elected "Civic Committee", which included Major James Walker and James Murdoch. (Murdoch was elected Calgary's first mayor in December 1884.) ^[21][22]April 2, 1885 Frog Lake Massacre occurs as the North-West Rebellion stretches into modern day Alberta. Cree discontents belonging to Big Bear's band kill nine white officials, instructors and priests living in the small settlement of Frog Lake (at the time in the District of Saskatchewan). Several of the perpetrators later hanged. June 23, 1887 Rocky Mountains Park (later renamed Banff National Park), is created by the Rocky Mountains Park Act. ^[23]February 22, 1887 District of Alberta elected its first MP, former whisky pedlar Donald Watson Davis. 1888 Richard Hardisty is appointed Senator for District of Alberta. Served to his death, October 15, 1889. (Replaced by James Lougheed.) 1891 Calgary and Edmonton Railway is completed, connecting Calgary to the south bank of North Saskatchewan River, opposite Edmonton. South Edmonton (later named Strathcona) grows up at the rail-head, the northern-most railway line in North America at the time. 1892 Edmonton is incorporated as a town. Town council is elected. Matthew McCauley elected mayor by acclamation. January 1, 1894 Calgary is incorporated as a city. Town council is elected. ^[13]1897 Klondike goldrush occurs. Many use Calgary & Edmonton Railway and the South Edmonton railway station, on way to goldfields, still thousands of kilometers to the northwest. November 7, 1898 Thomas Chalmers begins construction of the Klondike Trail on behalf of the North-West Territorial government. He extends the Edmonton–Fort Assiniboine trail to Lesser Slave Lake. Many who attempt to trek overland to the Yukon Gold Rush use this trail. ^[24]June 21, 1899 Treaty 8 is signed, ceding much of Northern Alberta to the Crown. 1899 South Edmonton is incorporated as Town of Strathcona, named after Lord Strathcona, kingpin in both the Hudson's Bay Company and the CPR. April 29, 1903 Frank Slide, Canada's deadliest rockslide, destroys part of the town of Frank. Kills 70 to 90 or more. November 7, 1904 Edmonton incorporates as a city. ^[25]