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Leif Erickson
Born in the 10th century, Norse explorer Leif Eriksson was the second son of Erik the Red, who is credited with settling Greenland. For his part, Eriksson is considered by many to be the first European to reach North America, centuries ahead of Christopher Columbus (1040) -
1142
Iroquois
Established in either 1142 or 1451, the Five Nations Iroquois confederacy consisted of the Mohawks, the Oneidas, the Onondagas, the Cayugas, and the Senecas. When the Tuscaroras joined in 1712 the union adapted the name Haudenosaunee, which translates to mean “six separate Indian nations -
1491
Jacques Cartier
French navigator Jacques Cartier was born on December 31, 1491, in Saint-Malo, Brittany, France, and was sent by King Francis I to the New World in search of riches and a new route to Asia in 1534. His exploration of the St. Lawrence River allowed France to lay claim to lands that would become canada -
1492
Christopher Columbus
the explorer Christopher Columbus made four trips across the Atlantic Ocean from Spain: in 1492, 1493, 1498 and 1502. He was determined to find a direct water route west from Europe to Asia, but he never did. Instead, he accidentally stumbled upon the Americas. -
May 1, 1497
John Cabot
John Cabot (c. 1450, disappeared May 1498), born Giovanni Cabot, was a Venetian explorer and navigator known for his 1497 voyage to North America, where he claimed land in Canada for England -
1500
pemmican
Pemmican is dried meat, traditionally bison pounded into coarse powder and mixed with an equal amount of melted fat, and occasionally saskatoon berries, cranberries, and even cherries, currants, chokeberries or blueberries. -
1500
Fur trade
The fur trade began in the 1500's as an exchange between Indians and Europeans. The Indians traded furs for such goods as tools and weapons. Beaver fur, which was used in Europe to make felt hats, became the most valuable of these fur -
1500
Beringia land bridge
The continent of North America has been inhabited by humans for at least 16,500 years. As early as the 1500s, early settlers and European thinkers were interested in discovering how humans had come to populated North and South America -
1534
The Jesuits
Jesuit, member of the Society of Jesus (S.J.), a Roman Catholic order of religious men founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola, noted for its educational, missionary, and charitable works. -
1550
Scurvy
disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin C, characterized by swollen bleeding gums and the opening of previously healed wounds, which particularly affected poorly nourished sailors until the end of the 18th century -
Mercantilism
in the 1600s it meant the king with more good is the wealthiest man
Who ever exports more has more wealth. -
sSamuel de Champlain
Samuel de Champlain was a French explorer and cartographer best known for establishing and governing the settlements of New France and the city of Quebec. 1608 -
Northwest passage
The Northwest Passage is a sea corridor through Canada's Arctic archipelago and along the northern coast of North America. European explorers searched in vain for the passage for 300 years, intent on finding a commercially viable western sea route between Europe and Asia. -
Siegneurial system
The seigneurial system was an institutional form of land distribution established in New France in 1627 and officially abolished in 1854. In New France, 80 per cent of the population lived in rural areas governed by this system of land distribution and occupation -
King louis XIV
He became king of France aged 5 on the death of his father, Louis XIII, in 1643. He died in 1715. As king of France, Louis XIV developed a formidable relationship with the most famous politician of his reign -
The Hudson’s Bay company
The Governor and Company of Adventurers of England Trading into Hudson's Bay was incorporated on 2 May 1670, with a royal charter from King Charles II. The charter granted the company a monopoly over the region drained by all rivers and streams flowing into Hudson Bay in northern Canada. -
Huron
Huron Indians. The Huron Indians were part of the Iroquoianpeople who were named Hurons by the French in the 17thcentury. Hurons, meaning "boar's head," came from the Old French hure, which referred to the male Hurons' bristly coiffure -
War of Spanish succession
War of the Spanish Succession. Philip of Anjou is proclaimed Philip V of Spain on 16 November 1700 at Versailles. The War of the Spanish Succession(1701–1714) was a European conflict of the early 18th century, triggered by the death of the childless Charles II of Spain in November 1700. -
Fortress of louisbourg
The Fortress of Louisbourg is the largest reconstruction project in North America. The original settlement was founded in 1713 by the French and developed over several decades into a thriving center for fishing and trade. -
James Wolfe
James Wolfe (2 January 1727 – 13 September 1759) was a British Army officer, known for his training reforms and remembered chiefly for his victory in 1759 over the French at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in Quebec as a major general. -
Louis joseph de montclam
Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Grozon, marquis de Montcalm de Saint-Veran (28 February 1712 – 14 September 1759) was a French soldier best known as the commander of the forces in North America during the Seven Years' War (whose North American theatre is called the French and Indian War in the -
Seven year war
The Seven Years' War begins as Great Britain declares war on France expanding the North American conflict to Europe, Africa, Asia and South America. ... French surrender Quebec after a battle outside the city on the Plains of Abraham. 1760. February 10: The Treaty of Paris ends the war between Britain and France. -
Expulsion of acadians
The Expulsion of the Acadians, also known as the Great Upheaval, the Great Expulsion, the Great Deportationand Le Grand Dérangement, was the forced removal by the British of the Acadian people from the present day Canadian Maritime provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island -
North west Company
The North West Company was a fur trading business headquartered in Montreal from 1779 to 1821. It competed with increasing success against the Hudson's Bay Compony in what is present-day Western Canada
