Question: When did the location where Ann of Green Gables takes place become a province?

full_context: Document 1: Charlottetown (electoral district): Charlottetown (formerly Hillsborough) is a federal electoral district in Prince Edward Island, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. The district, which includes the entire City of Charlottetown, has an area of 46 km and a population of 34,562 as of 2011.
Document 2: Geography of Prince Edward Island: Prince Edward Island's geography is mostly pastoral with red soil, white sand, and scattered communities. Known as the "Garden of the Gulf", the island is located in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence north of Nova Scotia and east of New Brunswick, with which it forms the Northumberland Strait.
Document 3: Anne of Green Gables: Anne of Green Gables is a 1908 novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery (published as L.M. Montgomery). Written for all ages, it has been considered a classic children's novel since the mid-twentieth century. Set in the late 19th century, the novel recounts the adventures of Anne Shirley, an 11 - year - old orphan girl who is mistakenly sent to Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, a middle - aged brother and sister who had intended to adopt a boy to help them on their farm in the fictional town of Avonlea on Prince Edward Island. The novel recounts how Anne makes her way with the Cuthberts, in school, and within the town.
Document 4: Prince Edward Island: Prince Edward Island (PEI or P.E.I.; French: Île - du - Prince - Édouard) is a province of Canada consisting of the island of the same name, and several much smaller islands. Prince Edward Island is one of the three Maritime Provinces and is the smallest province in both land area and population. It is part of the traditional lands of the Mi'kmaq, and became a British colony in the 1700s and was federated into Canada as a province in 1873. Its capital is Charlottetown. According to the 2016 census, the province of Prince Edward Island has 142,907 residents.
Document 5: Prince Edward Island: Prince Edward Island Île - du - Prince - Édouard (French) Epekwitk (Mi'kmaq) Flag Coat of arms Motto (s): Latin: Parva sub ingenti (The small protected by the great) BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NL YT NT NU Confederation July 1, 1873 (8th) Capital Charlottetown Largest city Charlottetown Largest metro Charlottetown Government Lieutenant Governor Antoinette Perry Premier Wade MacLauchlan (Liberal) Legislature Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island Federal representation (in Canadian Parliament) House seats 4 of 338 (1.2%) Senate seats 4 of 105 (3.8%) Area Total 5,660 km (2,190 sq mi) Land 5,660 km (2,190 sq mi) Water 0 km (0 sq mi) 0% Area rank Ranked 13th 0.1% of Canada Population (2016) Total 142,907 Estimate (2018 Q1) 152,768 Rank Ranked 10th Density 25.25 / km (65.4 / sq mi) Demonym (s) Prince Edward Islander, Islander Official languages English (de facto) GDP Rank 10th Total (2011) C $5.353 billion Per capita C $36,740 (13th) Time zone Atlantic: UTC - 4 Postal abbr. PE Postal code prefix ISO 3166 code CA - PE Flower Pink lady's slipper Tree Red oak Bird Blue jay Website www.princeedwardisland.ca Rankings include all provinces and territories
Document 6: Pictou Island (Nova Scotia): Pictou Island is a Canadian island located in the Northumberland Strait approximately 4 NM north of Nova Scotia and 10 NM south of Prince Edward Island. Measuring 9.5 km in length and 2.5 km in width, the total area is 23.75 km. The island is administratively part of Pictou County. The island's highest elevation is 24 meters (78 feet) above sea level, and its current full-time residents population (as of 2016) stands at 28, with the seasonal population rising and lowering.
Document 7: Annie (1999 film): In 1933 - (during the Great Depression), 11 - year - old orphan Annie was left on her own at an all girls' orphanage when she was an infant. The only two things that she received from her family was half a heart - shaped locket with a key hole, and a note from her parents saying that they'd come back for her. The orphanage is run by the tyrannical Miss Hannigan, who starves the orphans, forces them to do slave labor, and she even makes them suffer. In the middle of the night, after getting tired of waiting for her parents, Annie tries to escape to find them, but is caught by Miss Hannigan in the process. When Miss Hannigan gets distracted, Annie hides in the dirty laundry bin and she finally succeeds in running away. While out on her own, Annie befriends a dog, whom she names Sandy. But a policeman catches her and returns her back to the orphanage. When billionaire Oliver Warbucks decides to take in an orphan for Christmas, his secretary, Grace Farrell, chooses Annie. She is brought to his wealthy estate and bathes in a grand life.
Document 8: Province House (Prince Edward Island): Province House is where the Prince Edward Island Legislature, known as the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, has met since 1847. The building is located at the intersection of Richmond and Great George Streets in Charlottetown; it is Canada's second-oldest seat of government.
Document 9: Anne of Green Gables (1985 film): 13 - year - old orphan Anne Shirley is living in servitude with the cruel Hammond family in Nova Scotia. However, when Mr. Hammond dies, Anne is sent to an orphanage where she eventually receives the wonderful news that she has been adopted by a couple on Prince Edward Island (P.E.I). Upon arriving in P.E.I, Anne is met at the train station by the elderly Matthew Cuthbert who is surprised to find a girl there instead of a boy.
Document 10: Anne with an E: In the late 19th century, brother and sister Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, both in their old age, decide to take on an orphan boy to help out around their ancestral farm of Green Gables, on the outskirts of the town of Avonlea, on Prince Edward Island. When Matthew goes to pick the child up at the railway station, he finds not a boy, but a high - spirited and talkative girl, Anne Shirley. At first, the Cuthberts are inclined to send her back, particularly after Marilla's brooch goes missing, and Anne, in despair, runs away. The family reconciles and Anne settles in her new home. Upon starting school, Anne once again displays boundless enthusiasm which is nevertheless easily turned into despair when things go wrong, which they often do. Slowly, her ebullient nature wins over those around her.
Document 11: Churchill, Prince Edward Island: Churchill is a community in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island. The community was named for Winston Churchill. It is located in the township of Lot 65, Queens County immediately west of New Haven.
Document 12: Anne of Green Gables: Anne of Green Gables First edition. Author Lucy Maud Montgomery Illustrator M.A. and W.A.J. Claus Country Written and set in Canada, published in the United States Language English Series Anne of Green Gables Genre Novel Published June 1908 (L.C. Page & Co.) Followed by Anne of Avonlea Text Anne of Green Gables at Wikisource
Document 13: Anne of Green Gables: Lucy Maud Montgomery's books on Anne Shirley: # Book Date published Anne Shirley's age Timeline year Anne of Green Gables 1908 11 -- 16 1876 - 1881 Anne of Avonlea 1909 16 -- 18 1881 - 1883 Anne of the Island 1915 18 -- 22 1883 - 1887 Anne of Windy Poplars (Canada and USA) Anne of Windy Willows (UK and Australia) 1936 22 -- 25 1887 - 1890 5 Anne's House of Dreams 1917 25 -- 27 1890 - 1892 6 Anne of Ingleside 1939 34 -- 40 1899 - 1905 The following books focus on Anne's children, or on other family friends. Anne appears in these volumes, but plays a lesser part. # Book Date published Anne Shirley's age Timeline year 7 Rainbow Valley 1919 41 -- 43 1906 - 1908 8 Rilla of Ingleside 1921 49 -- 53 1914 - 1918 9 The Blythes Are Quoted 2009 40 -- 75 1905 - 1940 Anne Shirley features in one story (and is referenced in other stories) in each of the following collections: # Book Date published Anne Shirley's age Timeline year -- Chronicles of Avonlea 1912 approx. 20 1885 -- Further Chronicles of Avonlea 1920 approx. 20 1885
Document 14: Lennox Island (Prince Edward Island): Lennox Island is an island located in Malpeque Bay off the northwest coast of Prince Edward Island, Canada. Connected by a short causeway and bridge, Lennox Island is home to the Lennox Island First Nation, of the Mi'kmaq people. The Mi'kmaq name for the island was "L'nui Minegoo", and it has been informally known by European settlers as "Indian Island".
Document 15: Anne of the Island: Anne's childhood friend Ruby Gillis dies of consumption very soon after finding her own true love. Anne later welcomes the courtship of Roy Gardner, a darkly handsome Redmond student who showers her with attention and poetic gestures. However, when he proposes after two years, Anne abruptly realizes that Roy does not really belong in her life, and that she had only been in love with the idea of him as the embodiment of her childhood ideal.
ground_truth: 1873
sub_queries: where does ann of green gables take place Answer: Prince Edward Island
when did Prince Edward Island become a province Answer: 1873