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Oct 24, 1497
Italian born navigator John Cabot Reaches the coasts of Newfoundland and Cape Bretan
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Period: Oct 24, 1497 to
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Oct 24, 1534
Jacque Cartier explores the saint Lawrence River, claiming the area for France
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Newfoundland becomes England's first overseas colony
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London traders establish Hudson's Bay company
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The treaty of Paris gives England control of France's territory in North America
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Refugees from the American revolutionary war who are loyal to the british move to North present day Canada
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War of 1812: American Invasion of area around Great lakes and the Canadian Frontier
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Oregon treaty between the United States and Canada sets the new border at the 49th parallel
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Dominion of Canada is formed and self- Government was granted
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Gold Rush takes place along the upper Yukon River
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Canada fights on the side of British and French in World War one
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Canadian Great depression; Canadian forces join the allied forces in world war two
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World War two ends
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U.S. spacecraft Apollo 11 lands on the moon with Canadian built landing gear
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U.S./Canada free trade agreement
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Canada sends troops and supplies to aid U.S. in the persian Gulf
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The North America Free Tradement Agreement (Nafta) comes into effest, linking Canada, the United States and Mexico in a New economic partership
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Canada decides not to be a part of the military coalition led by the United States Against Iraq