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Canada's History › Key Events
What did the Canadian Pacific Railway symbolise?
- The joining of Confederation and the unity of Canada from sea to sea
- Canada's trade relationship with the United States
- The beginning of industrialisation in Canada
- Canada's victory in the First World War
Why this is the correct answer
Completed in 1885, the Canadian Pacific Railway physically connected the distant provinces and territories into one nation, fulfilling a key promise of Confederation. It opened up western settlement and symbolised Canada's ambition to stretch from sea to sea.