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Jan 1, 1497
Discovery of canada
The discovery of Canada happened in 1497 when John Cabot made a voyage to the new world looking for a route to china for trade and instead found a new land that would eventually become Canada. -
Jan 1, 1497
Mi'kmaq
Mi’kmaq was a first nations group that participated in the fur trade and was one of the biggest to do so -
Jan 1, 1497
Iroquios
Iroquois (also known as the haudenosaunee ) was the largest first nations group and consisted of the mohawk, onondaga, tuscarora,oneida, cayuga,and seneca -
Period: Jan 1, 1497 to
Canadian history
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Jan 1, 1534
Jacques cartier
Jacques Cartier discovered canada in 1534 (actually the vikings discovered canada and made the beothuk hate white people)... -
Jan 1, 1565
henry hudson
Henry Hudson was looking for the northwest passage but instead found hudson's bay (it was named after him). When his crew thought that he was leading a pointless journey they committed mutiny and put him and his son in a boat with all the sick people and left them to die. -
Creation of Quebec
The making of Quebec happened when samuel de champlain created a trading post for the fur trade . -
Husons bay company
Hudson's bay company was formed in 1670 by the british. -
Acadians
Acadians were a french speaking group and were 17th-century French Colonists who settled in Acadia and for the most time they were neutral in the France/Britain war. -
Pontiac (Chief)
Pontiac was a first nations chief of war who became noted for his role in Pontiac's war -
James wolfe/ Montcalm
James Wolfe was a leader for the british in the battle of the Plains of Abraham and died in battle. Montcalm was also a leader but for the french side defending Quebec. -
Seven years war
The Seven years war took place between 1754 and 1763; the main conflict occurred during the seven-year period 1756–1763. It involved most of the great powers of the time and affected Europe, North America, Central America, the West African coast, India, and the Philippines, but the two major sides were Great Britain and France. -
Battle of the plains of abraham
On 13 September 1759, the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, part of the Seven Years war took place. On that date, British soldiers under the command of General Wolfe, climbed the steep cliff under the city in darkness, surprising and defeating the French, through a single deadly volley of musket fire, causing the battle to be over within 30 minutes. Both Wolfe and the French commander, the Marquis de Montcalm, died of their wounds, but the battle left control of Quebec City to the British, eventu -
Quebec act
The Quebec Act of 1774 had wide-ranging effects, in Quebec itself, as well as in the Thirteen colonies. In Quebec, English-speaking immigrants from Britain and the southern colonies objected to multiple of its changes. -
Treaty of paris
Treaty of Paris helped stop he Seven years war.It was signed in Paris by representatives of King George III of Great Britain and representatives of the United States of America on September 3, 1783,and ended the American Revolutionary War. -
war of 1812
The War of 1812 was a military conflict, lasting for two-and-a-half years, fought by the United States of America against the British. -
George ettiene cartier
George Etienne Cartier was John A. Macdonald's friend and ally and helped him in political decisions he was french -
The great migration
The Great Migration was a period of high immigration to canada from 1815 to 1850, involving over 800,000 immigrants.Though Europe was becoming richer through the industrial revolution made the relative number of jobs low, forcing many to look to the New World for economic success, especially Canada and America. -
John a macdonald
John A. Macdonald became the first prime minister of canada because he had a large role in confederacy and he was an influential person in politics he was english he was a friend of George Etienne Cartier and and helped join the provinces of Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick,and PEI. -
Louis riel
Louis Riel was a metis living in red river and was a Canadian Politician,a founder of the province of Manitoba, and a political and spiritual leader of the Metis people of the Canadian Prairies -
Confederation
Canadian Confederation was the process that formed Canada. Canada was formed on July 1, 1867. On that day, three British colonies became four provinces of the new country.
