History was marked on July 1st, 1867 now known as Canada Day, when the British North American Act was passed. This act allowed for Canada to be officially established as a self-governing entity under the British Empire. This was a momentous time for Canada as we were given more control, more opportunities, and we were allowed to reach new heights. This all setup Canada to become a great country, but something at the time was still missing. We were a country, but at the same time not a country. By this I am referring to the fact that Canada was in control of their own internal affairs, but Britain was in control of our foreign affairs. We really couldn't do much outside of Canada without some relation to Britain, it even seemed at times
