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Samuel de Champlain succeeded in settling New France when in 1608, he brought people over to the valley of the St.Lawrence
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Les filles du roi were a group of 800 french women who were sent to Canada to accompany the men between 1663 and 1673. This helped create families and increase the population.
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During the seven years war the french and the British fought in the battle of the plains of Abraham. The French lost and ended up losing control to the British.
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After the American revolution, many people who wanted to come to the new British land came and settled in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, St, John and Quebec.
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During the course of the war of 1812, many African american slaves were able to escape from Georgia and Virginia on British ships and got to safety in Nova Scotia
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During the Potato famine, many Europeans came to Canada to avoid poverty and famine. under 1 million Irish and Scots came for a new beginning
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Led by Harriet Tubman, the underground railway is an organization that helps slaves escape to Canada as Slavery was made illegal. This Group never failed to bring anyone to safety
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The government had a plan to build a railroad that spanned across the country. To build it, Many Chinese workers were hired to come to Canada and build the railway
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Following the construction of the railway Canada was being overwhelmed by Chinese immigration so to try and solve that, they created the head tax for all Chinese immigrants that involved a fee.
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Many promotional posters were made in part of a campaign to promote free land in hopes of Bringing immigrants from Russia, Poland, Ukraine, etc
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The dangers in traveling during the first world war cause a major drop in immigration to Canada and the immigrant levels never reached the same level.