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Aug 3, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus "discovered" America. After Columbus came, the Europeans started arriving, they called the land "teranuvius" which meant land that belongs to no one. -
Samuel De Champlain
Samuel De Champlain founded Quebec City. He was the first man to establish a permanet settlement in Canada. He figured people would make a good living in Canada because of the soils, the forests and the fertile land. -
The Jesuits
The Jesuits , also known as Black Robes, came to New France in 1625 with the goal of converting First Nations to Catholicism. -
King Louis XIV
The coronation of King Louis XIV in France led to the growth of New France. -
The Nonsuch
The nonesuch made arrived and the traders built a small make shift post at the bottom of James Bay. Around 300 cree suppliers arrived and did a good trade. -
Hudson Bay Company
The Hudson Bay Comany motivates fur traders from New France to explore the Western interior of Canada. -
Quebec Act
It guaranteed free practice of the Catholic faith. -
The Battle of Seven Oaks
This was significant in merging the Hudson Bay Company and Northwest Company.The Northwest Company wanted the Metis to destroy the crops and homes of the settlers, forcing them to leave. -
The Great Migration
There was a widespread famine in Ireland which caused many Irish people to move to Canada because they were unable to pay their rent. -
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The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad consisted of secret routes and safe houses used by slaves of African descent in the United States to escape to Canada. -
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The Charlottetown Conference
They built a railway. The people that were travelling could travel through one end of Canada to another. -
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Open Door Immigration Policy
About 1 million immigrants came to Canada from the old country including over half from The United States, Great Britain most of the others are from Europe including Poland and Ukraine. -
The Confederation of Canada
Three British colonies became four provinces, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. -
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Immigrants Coming to Canada
Many immigrants from Great Britain, Continental Europe, and East Asia came to Canada because of the available farm land and the rising price of wheat. -
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Chinese Immigrants
Chinese immigrant workers were needed for the Canadian Pacific Railway. They helped build the difficult and dangerous British Columbia section of the railway. -
Nellie McClung
Nellie McClung joined other suffragettes or "New Women" to confront the province's premier, over issues such as child labour, the deplorable conditions for women in Winnipeg's clothing factories, and votes for women. She was ignored by the premier, so they responded with a mock parliament in Winnipeg in January of 1914, arguing against giving men the vote.
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