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Aug 2, 1492
Christopher Columbus Sailed to America
Chritsopher Columbus sailed to america and ocne he reached this land he beleive it was called the Indies. -
Apr 15, 1497
John Cabot in Search of the Northwest Passage
Italian navigator John Cabot was in search for a shorted route to Aisa. He was tring to ifn da better route the Christopher Columbus did. The land that he landed on is now to be believed to be called Newfoundland or nova Scotia. He didn't find riches and spices like he thought he would but instead he found cod and fishes. He later claimed this land for england. Once this happened a large european fishing fleets started to come to Canada in search for a endless supply of fish. -
May 30, 1534
Jacques Cartier 1st Visit
Jacques Catier Sailed to Canada down the Gulf of St. Lawernce. -
Feb 13, 1535
Jacques Cartier 2nd Trip
the SEcond trip to canada was made down the St. Lawernce river. He made his was down in the Canadian interior which is today now called Montreal. -
Apr 3, 1541
Jacques Cartier 3rd Trip
The third trip was made to canada in hope that they would stay. They wanted to produce a colony which sadly only lasted till 1543 -
Fur Trade
King Henry IV made plans for the fur trade and to set up a colony in canada. -
Acadia
the french settlers left New Brunswick and Maine. They went to Port-Royal. This was the begining of Acadia -
Quebec
Samuel de Champlain sailed down the St. Lawernce river and founded Quebec city. -
Friendship of Tribes
The french colony and bribes defeted the Iroqouis Indians. This cause a enemie to the french. -
Henry Hudson
A english sea captian named Henry Hudson sailed into the hudsons bay in serach of the northwest passage. England then later on claimed this area. -
Quebec Expanding
At this time about 60 people lived in Quebec. Samuel de Champlain hope that more people would soon join this colony. -
Captured Quebec
The french lost Quebec to the English at this time. -
Quebec Regained
The french regained the town. -
Seigneurial System
This system was encouraged to be used in New France for the colony to grow larger. -
The Royal Province
King Louis XIV sent troups to New France to fight the Iroqouis. Jobs were distrubeted out and the colony grew larger. -
Population Count of New France
At this time it was 3000 people living in New France. -
Hudson's Bay Company
It opened along the shores of the Hudson Bay for fur trading. -
Population Count of New France
At this time the population of New France was around 6 700 -
King William's War
War between French and English colony's this war ended in 1697 and nothing was resolved. -
Queen Anne's War
A War between 2 colony's the french and the english. Territory was beining to be gained at this time. -
Treaty of Utrecht
France gave the United Kingdom Newfoundland the mainland Nova Scotia region of Acadia and the Hudson bay territory. -
King George's War
A war between the French and English colony territory was also being gained in this war ( 1744- 1748)