1862 in Canada

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See also: 1861 in Canada, other events of 1862, 1863 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.

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[edit] Events

• The first female student is accepted into Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick
• Smallpox sweeps through Fort Victoria area and down the length of the northwest coast, killing an estimated 200,000 Indian people - William Duncan, an Anglican missionary on the northwest coast, establishes the village of Metlakatla with 50 Tsimshian followers, who adopt the Christian faith and a European lifestyle. By 1880, more than 1,000 converts live there.
• April 7 - United Kingdom-United States treaty for suppression of African slave trade is signed.
• May 20 - Macdonald-Cartier government falls. Free interprovincial trade granted by the Crown.
• Construction begins on the Cariboo Wagon Road to link coastal shipping to Barkerville and the Cariboo goldfields.