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Jun 24, 1497
John Cabot claims Atlantic coast
Jun 24, 1497 John Cabot landed on the Atlantic coast of North America, claiming it for England. Cabot's discovery led to England's interest in what is now Atlantic Canada, especially the fishery.Significant: with john Cabot landing on the Atlantic coast it has become a famous fishery for England and is now called Atlantic coast. The Atlantic coast is a very important strategic access waterway. -
Jul 24, 1534
Cartier lands at Gaspe
Jul 24, 1534 - Jacques Cartier landed at Gaspé, placed a cross bearing the arms of France and made an official claim over the territory in the name of France. Turning it into a birthplace of Canada, and took 2 native Indians back with him to France.
Significants:he was the first Canadian to see native Americans and bring them back with them to Canada -
Founding of Quebec
Searching for a place suitable for the settlement, Samuel de Champlain arrived to the place called the point of Quebec by the natives, on the 3rd of July 1608, This was the very beginning of Quebec City.Significant: Quebec has played a special role in Canadian history; it is the site where French settlers founded the colony of Canada (New France) in the 17th and 18th centuries. -
Hudson's Bay Co. founded
On May 6, 1670, Hudson's Bay Company (or HBC, for short) was formed. It was given all the land whose rivers drained into the Hudson Bay, which became known as Rupert's Land.Significant: the Hudson’s bay company (HBC) has played an important role in Canada with having the largest fur trading company in Canada, and being the oldest, and being the most monopolized fur trade. -
Founding of Halifax
The Town of Halifax was founded by British government under the direction of the Board of Trade and Plantations under the command of Governor Edward Cornwallis in June 21 1749.The founding of Halifax marked the beginning of Father Le Loutre's War, in which the capital region was raided 13 times by the Mi'kmaq and Acadians.Significants:halifax’s significants are that it was a main military base for british during napoleans campaigns and became and important point in trading europe and the U.S.A. -
Expulsion of the Acadians
The Expulsion of the Acadians (also known as the Great Upheaval, the Great Expulsion, The Deportation, the Acadian Expulsion, Le Grand Dérangement) was the forced removal by the British of the Acadian people from present day Canadian Maritime provinces: Nova Scotia,NewBrunswick.Approximately 11,500 Acadians were deported and Prince Edward Island (an area also known as Acadia).Significant: they re-established them in New Brunswick where over half a million live today. -
Battle of the plains of Abraham
The Battle of the Plains of Abraham, also known as the Battle of Quebec, (Bataille des Plaines d'Abraham or Première bataille de Québec in French) was a pivotal battle in the Seven Years' War (referred to as the French and Indian War in the United States).The battle, which began on 13 September 1759, was fought between the British Army and Navy, and the French Army.Significants:the battle of the plains of abraham is now a historic area, it was orginally a grazing land then became a famous landma -
Quebec Act passed
The Quebec Act was passed June 22, 1774. It established French civil law, British criminal law, freedom of worship for Roman Catholics, and government by appointed council. It extended the boundaries of the province to the Ohio Valley. River.Significants: This was the first important milestone in the constitutional history of british colony. -
Battle at Queenston heights
The battle of Queenston Heights was a British victory early in the War of 1812 that turned back the first American attack on the Niagara front.The Detroit campaign began in July 1812 when an American army crossed the Detroit River, but ended in disaster on 16 August with the surrender of Detroit to Major-General Isaac Brock. This is an historical event because if the war was not won by the British the way we live now wouldn’t be the same and we would of not of been controlled by the British. -
Red River insurrection(Rebellion in upper canada)
In Upper Canada, insurrections resulted from, among other things, dissatisfaction with the Family Compact. The insurrection of Upper Canada, led by William Lyon MacKenzie, was quickly overturned.In 1837 and 1838, insurrections exploded in Lower and Upper Canada.The insurrection of Upper Canada, led by William Lyon MacKenzie, was quickly overturned.it is important because canada has never experienced a rebellion before. -
Insurrection lower canada
In 1837 and 1838, insurrections exploded in Lower and Upper Canada. While moderates wanted to reform the political system, radicals yearned to fundamentally change society. In Lower Canada, a battle was being waged between the Assembly controlled by the Patriot Party, led by Louis-Joseph Papineau, and the British minority that controlled the Executive Council and the Legislative Council. In the autumn of 1837, trouble broke out in the two colonies.shared alot in common with upper canada. -
Durahm Report Submitted
John Lambton, the Earl of Durham published a famous report in 1839, known as the Durham report, which made recommendations concerning changes in governing the colonies of Upper and Lower Canada which had both recently experienced rebellions.
This report was controversial and received by different fractions in Britain and Canada in very different ways. The durham report is an important historical event because it settled the fights in lower and upper Canada that had just recently happened. -
British North America act
The British North America Act, 1867 (BNA Act, 1867) was passed by the British Parliament in 1867.It is the law that created the Canadian Confederation. The BNA Act was passed to set the legal ground rules for Canada, and divide up the powers between the provinces and the federal government.This event is an important historical event because this set laws for Canada so it was just a free country to do whatever punishment you felt was necessary or to run your territory with no rights. -
Confederation
Happened in July 1, 1867. . The British Province of Canada was divided into the new Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec, and two other British colonies, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, also became provinces of Canada.
Significant: it’s a historical event because that was when the British province of Canada was divided into new Canadian provinces.it was when Canada became a country, and took a 132 years till all provinces and territories officially joined canada. -
Rupert's land Act
was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,authorizing the transfer of Rupert's Land from the control of the Hudson's Bay Company to the Dominion of Canada.The transfer occurred in July 15th, 1870 Significant: it was the largest purchase in Canada’s history; The Rupert's Land Act ended the rule of Hudson's Bay Company over Rupert's Land and the North-western Territory -
Manitoba joins confederation
On May 12, 1870 the Canadian Parliament passed the Manitoba Act creating Canada's fifth province.It included only a small square of land - about 35000 sq. km around the Red River Valley and Portage La Prairie.This is a historical event because this is the creation of Manitoba, and it was an agreement to protect some of what was left of the Metis land. -
Prince Edward Island act
Prince Edward Island Joined confederation in April 1873 basically as a way out of its financial problems.Island voters had the option of accepting Confederation or having increased taxes. Not surprisingly, they chose Confederation.This is an important part of Canadian history because it made Canada a bigger country. -
Treat No. 7
Treaty Seven was a peace treaty made between two nations - the tribes of the Blackfoot Confederacy and Kainaiwa.When Treaty Seven was made in 1877, it became the last in a series of agreements concluded between the Government of Canada and the Indians of the North-West during the decade of the 1870's.This event is an important historical event because it determined the land between the Blackfoot Confederacy and Kainaiwa. -
Louis Riel Hanged
On the 16th of November, 1885, Louis Riel was hung in Regina for Treason against the Dominion of Canada. Years later, one of the men on the jury, Edwin Brooks, said “Louis Riel was tried for treason, but hanged for the execution of Thomas Scott”.
This an important historical event because Louis Riel protected the Metis land for them before being hung for so called being a traitor. -
Last spike driven for CPR
the Last Spike signaled the completion of the CPR (although the need for other work besides the track itself meant that the railway did not actually open until June 1886), driven through under engineer James Ross, it remains today a symbol of national unity in Canada.
This event of the last spike driven in the CPR is an important historical event because it connect most of Canada with one transportation for trading. -
Battle of Vimy Ridge
The battle of Vimy Ridge was one of the greatest battles led by Canada during World War I. Vimy Ridge is an eight-kilometre-long hill with a maximum height of 110 metres, and it dominated the entire region. . At dawn on April 9, 1917, the Canadian troops (35,000 men) attacked the Ridge.
significance:This victory by ordinary men from all parts of Canada, who united to become the Canadian Corps, was for many a symbol of Canada's ability to affirm its unity and its faith in the future. -
Newfoundland joins
On April 1, 1949 Newfoundland had become a Canadian province.with a small and scattered population and a highly vulnerable resource economy. Canada now covered more territory than all of Europe. The dream of the country's founders, of a nation from sea to sea, had been fulfilled at last. This is an important Canadian event because it expanded our land mass and covered more territory than europe. -
Quebec Referendum 1st and 2nd
was held on 20 May 1980 to ask the people of Québec for a mandate to negotiate, on an equal footing, a new agreement with the rest of Canada.This is a significant historical event because Quebec was trying to becoming their own country and not be part of Canada or the British Empire. -
Canada act passed
The Canada Act 1982 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that was passed at the request of the Canadian federal government to "patriate" Canada's constitution, ending the necessity for the country to request certain types of amendment to the Constitution of Canada to be made by the British parliament. This is an important part of the Canadian history because this act allows Canada to make choices for ourselves. -
Charter rights of freedom
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms came into force on April 17, 1982.It recognizes primary fundamental freedoms, democratic rights, mobility rights, legal rights and equality rights, and recognizes the multicultural heritage of Canadians.This is an important part of Canadian history because it gives everyone the freedom to make your own choices. -
Multiculturalism act
The Canadian Multiculturalism Act, an Act for the preservation and enhancement of multiculturalism in Canada, became law on July 21, 1988.The Act acknowledges the contributions of Canadians of all origins and their communities to the building of Canada.This is an important historical event because multiculturalism is important to have in your country because it reflects the cultural and racial diversity.
