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Nov 2, 1492
Christopher Columbus
English sailor, tries to sail to India, but finds Canada instead. He called the indigenous people in Canada, Indians because he thought he was in India. -
Jun 24, 1497
John Cabot
During a voyage underwritten by Bristol merchants, John Cabot. He claims Cape Breton Island or Newfoundland or Labrador for Henry VII of England. -
The Fur Trade
Fur trading started in Canada when the Europeans of King Henry IV showed up. The temperature in Canada was really cold, so the Europeans traded with the indigenous people for fur coats to survive the cold climate. It began trade between the Indigeous people and the Europeans. -
Samuel de Champlain
Samuel de Champlain travels the sea, he finds Quebec July 3rd, 1608. He created the first ever European settlement, lead by him. -
Jean Talon First Attendant
Jean Talon becomes Quebec's first attendant (he oversees agriculture, education, justice, and trade). This became the beginning of law in Canada! -
Halifax Gazette
Was the first Canadian Newspaper ever made. Why was this important, well it wasn't a good source of news. It started Propaganda! -
Wolfe takes Quebec
Wolfe defeats Montcalm on the Plains of Abraham for Britain. General James Murray, the first British military governor of Quebec. 1763 France cedes its North American possessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris. Western Cree and Assiniboine traders who had agreements with the French started to lose benefits to the British. -
The Quebec Act
Carleton's recommendations are instituted in the Québec Act, which introduces British criminal law but retains French civil law and guarantees religious freedom for Roman Catholics. The Act's geographical claims were so great that it helped precipitate the American Revolution. Quebec is considered one of the founding nations, and this is why Canada is bilingual/Quebec has many different laws than the rest of Canada! -
American Revolution
Some British people in North America decided that they weren't very connected with Britain, so they wanted to separate. It lead to a war that separated people that wanted to be with Britain and people who wanted to be free from Britain. -
Dividing Upper and Lower Canada
Western Québec filling with English-speaking Loyalists, the Constitutional Act of 1791 divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada. It gave powers, to both, but British had some superior powers over the French in some aspects + both assemblies controlled the ability to tax, so this lead to conflict between them. It is important because they developed policies in the opposition. -
War of 1812
America wanted to take over "Canada". Both Britain and the Indigenous people helped to protect the land, Britain eventually won the war allowing Canada to be where it is today! -
Hudson's Bay and North West Company Combining
The Hudson's Bay Company and the North West Company amalgamate, creating unemployment for a substantial proportion of their Métis workforce. It created a bigger country, then Northwest Company had to cut jobs. -
Creation of Canada
The creation of Canada. They wanted to make sure that U.S was not going to invade Canada again. Still not independent. 1839 Lord Durham's report recommends the establishment of responsible government and the union of Upper and Lower Canada. This help separate both Upper and Lower Canada. -
Louis Riel
Louis Riel was supposed to be a priest, but became an inspiration in Canadian History. He tried protecting Metis rights and he killed Thomas Scott with a firing squad, which put him on trial and he ended up getting hanged for his actions. In his actions created Manitoba! -
Gold Rush
The CPR starts to go all over Canada! Barkerville is where the gold rush happened. It was named after Billy Barker who struck gold on his last try. People came from all over like Germany and China and even Hawaii to British Columbia for the gold. The Klondike Gold Rush leads to the establishments of the Yukon.
