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Jan 1, 1000
Vikings become first Europeans to Reach North America
The vikings travel from Greenland and Iceland and land in area that they called Vinland(Maine, Massachusetts) where they establish a settlement but only for a short time -
Jan 1, 1492
Christopher Columbus sails to Canada
Columbus sails from Spain across the Atlantic in search of a shorter route to the indes but instead lands in America -
Jan 1, 1497
John Cabot sails to North America
Cabot an Italian navigator is hired to find a shorter route to the indes the Columbus and ends up landing in Canada where instead of jewels and spices he finds an enourmous supply of Cod -
Jan 1, 1534
Jaques Cartier's First Trip
Cartier is sent by King Francis I of France to look for gold and other valuable metals. -
Jan 1, 1535
Cartier's 2nd trip
On his second trip Cartier sails in to the Gulf of St.Lawrence and becomes the first explorer to reach the interior of Canada. -
Jan 1, 1541
Cartier's 3rd trip
Cartier joins a french expedition in hope of establishing a permanent settlement but the colony only lasts until 1543 -
Champlain Founds Quebec City
Travels in along St.Lawrence river and forms a settlement that later becomes Quebec City -
Iroquois conquer Huronians and Kill french Missionaries
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New France Becomes an Official French Province
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Seigneurial System is Introduced
French population grows rapidly after introduction -
Hudson Bay opens Firms North of France
Hudson's bay is an English Fur trading Company -
Louis de Buade becomes Governer and New France Expands
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Mississippi River is Sailed
Louis Jolliet and Jaques Marquette sail down Mississippi to it's junction with the Arkansas River where they build Forts -
English Capture Quebec City
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Pierre Gaultier de Varennes establishes a Fur trading Post in Saskatchewan
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Colonial Wars begin between France and England
