Which sequence accurately reflects the establishment of Manitoba and the western provinces Alberta and Saskatchewan?

• A. Manitoba joined in 1867; Alberta and Saskatchewan in 1905
• B. Manitoba 1870; Alberta and Saskatchewan 1880
• C. Manitoba 1865; Alberta and Saskatchewan 1900
• D. Manitoba 1867; Alberta 1885 and Saskatchewan 1890

Answer: (C)

The dates reflect when each region became a province in Canada. Manitoba entered Confederation in 1870, after the Manitoba Act, which admitted Manitoba as a province and addressed rights related to the Métis. Alberta and Saskatchewan were created later, in 1905, when Parliament passed the Alberta Act and Saskatchewan Act to form two separate provinces from the Northwest Territories.

So the historically accurate sequence is Manitoba in 1870, followed by Alberta and Saskatchewan in 1905. The other date combinations don’t match the actual milestones of provincial creation.