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| 1 | 1383 | - 1383—99 9999: Regular series of wills starts in Prerogative Court of Canterbury
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| 2 | 1763 | - 1763—1884: POST-DEPORTATION PERIOD
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| 3 | 1817 | |
| 4 | 1832 | - 4 Jan 1832—1937: Immigrants quarantined at Grosse Isle
Canada's immigrant quarantine station opens at Grosse Isle
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| 5 | 1837 | - 6 1837—22 Jan 1901: Victoria
House of Hanover: Daughter of Edward, 4th son of George III; married (1840) Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, who became Prince Consort
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| 6 | 1850 | - 6 Sep 1850—3 Jan 1896: Utah Territory Organized
- 9 Sep 1850—5 Jan 1912: New Mexico Territory Organized
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| 7 | 1853 | - 3 Feb 1853—10 Nov 1889: Washington Territory Organized
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| 8 | 1861 | - 2 Feb 1861—1 Nov 1889: North Dakota Territory Organized
- 3 Feb 1861—1 Nov 1889: South Dakota Territory Organized
- 2 1861—31 Jul 1876: Colorado Territory Organized
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| 9 | 1863 | - 3 Mar 1863—2 Jul 1890: Idaho Territory Organized
- 2 1863—13 Feb 1912: Arizona Territory Organized
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| 10 | 1864 | - 5 1864—7 Nov 1889: Montana Territory Organized
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| 11 | 1868 | - 7 1868—9 Jul 1890: Wyoming Territory Organized
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| 12 | 1869 | |
| 13 | 1871 | - 4 Feb 1871—2 Apr 1871: Dominion of Canada Census
The first national census after Confederation includes Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia - counts 3,689,257
- 27 Mar 1871—27 Mar 1871: First Rugby Football international, England v Scotland, played in Edinburgh
- 29 Mar 1871—29 Mar 1871: Opening of Royal Albert Hall, London
- 29 Jun 1871—29 Jun 1871: Trades Unions legalised in Britain, but picketing made illegal
- 7 1871—20 Jul 1871: British Columbia joins Canada
British Columbia becomes Canada's sixth province
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| 14 | 1872 | - 1872—1872: Penalties introduced for failing to register births, marriages & deaths (Eng & Wales)
- 1872—1872: Licensing hours introduced
- 1872—1872: Chinese and First Nations banned from voting in BC
The British Columbia Qualifications of Voters Act denies the Chinese and First Nations peoples the right to vote
- 1872—1872: Dominion Land Act
Prairies opened for settlement by offer of 160 acres of land to each settler, resident for 3 years and paying a $10 filing fee
- 1872—1872: A.M. Ward issues the first mail-order catalog
- 1872—1872: J.S. Risdon patents the metal windmill
- 4 Dec 1872—4 Dec 1872: American ship 'Mary Celeste' is found abandoned by the British brig 'Dei Gratia' in the Atlantic Ocean
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1871 - 1872 (1 year)
Ulysses S. Grant U.S. Presidency