History Timeline By ErikaMcKay Jun 24, 1497 Cabot's discovery of newfoundland Jan 25, 1534 Cartier's discovery of Canada Jul 3, 1608 Champlain Founds Quebec City Feb 6, 1642 Maisonneuve Founds Montreal May 2, 1670 Hudson Bay Company Founded Apr 11, 1713 Treaty Of Utrecht Feb 6, 1758 Battle Of Louisbourg Period: Jun 8, 1758 to Jul 26, 1758 Battle Of Louisbourg Sep 13, 1759 Fall of Quebec Sep 3, 1763 Paris Treaty Feb 6, 1774 Quebec Act Feb 6, 1779 Northwest Company Founded Dec 26, 1791 Constitutional Act Of 1791 Feb 6, 1812 Red River Settlement Founded Feb 18, 1815 End of the war of 1812 Feb 6, 1840 Union Act Feb 6, 1848 Responsible Government Created Sep 1, 1864 Charlottetown Conference Jul 1, 1867 Confederation Jul 20, 1871 Manitoba Joins Canada Period: May 9, 1885 to May 12, 1885 Northwest Rebellion (Batoche) Sep 18, 1885 Louis Riel Executed Jun 28, 1914 Assassination Of Franz Ferdinand Apr 22, 1915 Battle Of Ypres 2 Period: Jul 1, 1916 to Nov 18, 1916 Battle of The Somme Period: Jul 1, 1916 to Nov 18, 1916 Battle Of The Somme Nov 11, 1918 Armistice Day Jun 28, 1919 Treaty Of Versailles Period: Sep 1, 1939 to Aug 15, 1945 Start Of World War II Jun 6, 1944 D-Day May 7, 1945 Victory In Europe Day Jul 20, 2013 Manitoba Joins Canada