1880s
- 1881 - The First Acadian Congress is held in Memramcook, New Brunswick.
- 1881 - Quebec general election: Conservatives win.
- 1884 - The Acadian national flag is adopted.
- 1884 - Founding of La Presse (newspaper) in Montreal.
- 1885 - The Canadian Pacific railroad (from Montreal to Vancouver) is completed: the "last spike" is driven in on November 7.
- 1885 - Tried and found guilty, rebel Louis Riel is hung on November 16.
- 1885 - Popular assembly held at Champ de Mars (in Montreal) on November 22 in reaction to Riel's hanging. Honoré Mercier calls for the creation of a new political party, the Parti National.
- 1886 - Quebec general election: Liberals win, but Conservative minority government remains in office for a few more months.
- 1886 - The first transcanadian train leaves Montreal for Vancouver in British Columbia.
- 1887 - Honoré Mercier, leader of the Parti national (Liberals), becomes premier of Quebec. The name "Parti National" is soon abandoned and the party calls itself the Liberal party.
Read more about this topic: Timeline Of Quebec History (1867 To 1899)