Canadian Timeline By sducharme16 May 10, 1534 Cartier's Discovery" of Canada (New France) Jul 3, 1608 Champlain founds Quebec City Oct 13, 1648 Maisonneuve Founds Montreal Jan 1, 1670 Hudson Bay Company Founded Oct 13, 1713 Treaty of Utrecht Jul 17, 1758 Battle Of Louisbourg Sep 13, 1759 Fall of Quebec Oct 13, 1763 Paris Treaty Oct 13, 1774 Quebec Act Oct 13, 1779 Northwest Comapny Founded Jan 1, 1791 Constitutional Act of 1791 Oct 13, 1812 Red River Settlement Founded Jan 1, 1815 End of the war of 1812 Oct 13, 1841 Union Act Oct 13, 1848 Responsible Governmet Created Apr 7, 1855 Cobot's 'discovery" of Newfoundland Sep 1, 1864 Charlottetown conference Jul 1, 1867 Confederation Oct 13, 1870 Manitoba Joins Canada Jan 1, 1885 Date Louis Riel was executed Oct 13, 1889 Northwesr Rebellion Jun 28, 1914 Assassination of Franks Ferdinand Apr 22, 1915 Battle of Ypres 2 Jul 1, 1916 Battle Of Somme Nov 11, 1918 Armistice Day Jun 18, 1919 Treaty of Versailles Sep 1, 1939 Start of World War 2 Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Apr 30, 1945 Hitlers Suicide Oct 13, 1945 Victory in Europe Day