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Period: 30,000 BCE to 5000 BCE
Natives Settle Into Canada
Native peoples from Asia migrate to modern day Canada and set up trade and settlements -
1497
First European Explorer to Land In Canada
John Cabot made landing in modern day Newfoundland and claimed it for England -
1530
The European Fur Trade Begins
Jacques Cartier conducts some of the earliest trading for furs with natives. -
European Settlement
Samuel de Champlain founds Quebec as a French Settlement -
Hudson Bay Company is Formed
The English Hudson Bay Company is formed and creates a monopoly with trade in the region -
Peace Between French and Natives
After years of conflict, the French finalize peace treaties with the Iroquois. -
The 7 Years War Begins
Conflict between French and British colonial forces quickly escalates into a world war. -
Expulsion of the Acadians
Settlers in "Acadia", (the modern day maritime provinces) are deported to Europe and the 13 colonies -
The 7 Years War Ends
France is defeated and cedes its territory of New France to Britain. -
Quebec Law Enacted
The Quebec Law protected French culture, it established French civil law, British criminal law, freedom of worship for Roman Catholics, government by appointed council