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Jun 24, 1497
Newfoundland Claimed
Giovanni Caboto (John Cabot) claimed Newfoundlnad for Britain. Though at this time Canada was known as little more than a remote northern outpost. -
Jan 1, 1500
Early Contacts
Through the fifteen hundreds Britian, France, Portugal, and other European countries sailed to Canada to fish and interact in friendly trades with the First Peoples of the area. This happend far befor Settlers came to make permenent resedences. This created original conections with the First Natoins which would benifit future Europeans when globalizing their colonies. -
Jan 1, 1535
Exploring the St.Lawrence
Jacues Cartier sailed up the St.Lawrence and claimed territory along the river for France. He was inspered by the idea of finding a new route to Asia. -
The Begining of historical Globalization
The near extinction of beavers in Europe changed the focus of finding a new route to Asia through Canada into finding better ways of colleccting fur. This began the fur trade and Historicle Globalization in Canada. -
French Monopoly
France granted a royal charter to the Company of New France giving them a 15 year monopoly over the fur trade in French territories and in turn they had to bring in 4000 settlers to increase the population of the region and develop the settlements. -
Founding the Hudson Bay Company
The British government granted the Hudson Bay Company a royal charter unknowingly admiting them to seven million square kilometers of land. This created a massive monopoly over the trade. -
Massachusetts Treaty
A treaty was signed between the British and First Nations so that the First nations could continue to fish and hunt on the land that had been sold to English settlers. -
New Rivalries
After the NWC traders began bartering with the first nations befor the HBC culd get the shipment the HBC was fourced to send representitves further inland. This spread European culture even deeper into canada further globalizing this new world. -
The Destruction of the Beothuk
This date marks the year containig the last of the Beothuk who died later that year of tuberculosis. After the Europeans took their fishing land they tried to retake it. thsi resulted in th ekilling of many of the Beothuk people and the rest died from European disease because of malnureshment. this demontrates one of the negative effects of globalizaion. -
Game over
HBC monopoly was ended after a metis trader was releced from court on the count that he honestly belived he was allowed to trade freely in the area. This created room for more culters to interact withing the trade and spread new ideas and beliefs.
