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Oct 24, 1497
Italian born navigator John Cabot reaches the coasts of Newfoundland and Cape Breton
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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 become 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 north present day Canada
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War of 1812: America invasion of area around the 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 the British and France in World War 1
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Canadian Great Depression Candian forces join the Allied Power in World War 2
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World War 2 Ends
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U.S. spacecraft Apollo 11 lands on the moon with Canaidan-built landig 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 Trade Agreement (NAFTA) come into effect, linking Canada, the United State and Mexico in a new economic partnership
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Canada decides not to be a part of the milltary coalition led by the United States against Iraq