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Sep 15, 1000
The Vikings Discover North America
After crossing the Atlantic, the Vikings encountered a rocky, barren land in present-day Canada. Eriksson called the land Helluland, Norwegian for “Stone Slab Land.” This area is thought to be Baffin Island. The vikings then travelled south to a Forrest-rich location they called Markland (Forestland), most likely in present-day Labrador, before finally settling on the northern tip of common day Newfoundland. Eriksson left after the following winter returning home to greenland. -
Period: Sep 15, 1000 to
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Sep 15, 1497
John Cabot Voyage
Cabot was looking for spices and other riches and a faster way to Asia. His 1498 voyage demonstrated that he had not found an easy and profitable route to Asia. He had though found codfish and trees, but not the great cities which would've provided wealth and power for himself and England -
May 21, 1534
Jacques Cartier Lands in Newfoundland
Cartier discovered the fertile land of P.E.I. On Îles aux Oiseaux (Islands of the Birds), he and his men shot over 1,000 birds. He was the first to discover the Gulf of St. Lawrence and map it out. Cartier exchanged Small items with aboriginals in friendship which would be historically recorded as the first trading action between the Europeans and indigenous people of the New World. Chief Donnacona, t -
May 22, 1534
Canada
Cartier learned from 2 Native sons, Dom Agaya and Taignoagny, who he'd kidnapped from Iroquoian Chief Donnacona, that their father's village of Stadacona(Quebec) was called a 'Kanata. Cartier wrote the name 'Kanata' on his charts and maps. This is the known use of the name 'Canada' -
Sep 15, 1577
Martin Frobisher and the Inuit
By late August, the English had loaded 200 tons of ore and set sail for England, taking with them three Inuit hostages. They arrived home to high praises from there queen. Queen Elizabeth gave the name "Meta Incognita" ("the unknown goal") to the land that Frobisher had claimed on her behalf. -
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Newfoundland claimed as colony
Sir Humphrey Gilbert's crew claimed Newfoundland as England's first overseas colony. He received letters patent from Queen Elizabeth to colonize the coast of North America. Although he died on the way to Newfoundland during his second attempt, it was his obsession with the new world that allowed them the voyage to begin with. Colonies were founded in the coming years. Contact Continuum: Contact Ethnocentric because land used by others was claimed by England and planned to do so in advance. -
Samuel de Champlain (Founder of New France)
Champlain landed with his settlers and made a new settlement named Quebec City. They wated no time and built several buildings (Fort). During the first year, once winter came, diseases such as scurvy and smallpox also set in. 20 of the twenty eight settlers who stayed for the winter died.
