First Nations & New France By melissa15 Feb 19, 1000 Viking Explorers reached North America Feb 19, 1492 Christopher Columbus lands in America Feb 19, 1497 John Cabot lands in Canada Feb 19, 1500 Value of beacer pelts soar Feb 19, 1535 Cartier reaches interior Canada Feb 19, 1605 The French found a new colony and call it Acadia Feb 19, 1608 Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec Feb 19, 1610 Henry Hudson sailed into Hudson Bay Feb 19, 1625 Population of Quebec is 60 Feb 19, 1663 King Louis XIV makes New France a royal province Feb 19, 1670 Hudson's Bay Company opens up fur trading posts Feb 19, 1672 Louis de Buade. Comte de Frontenac became governer of New France Feb 19, 1673 Population of New France reaches 6,700 Feb 19, 1682 Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur La Salle reached the mouth of the Mississippi Feb 19, 1754 Beginning of 7 Years War Feb 19, 1759 British armies capture Quebec City