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Aug 3, 1492
Columbus sails to America
Columbus travels the sea with his men, and finds the land that is America -
Jun 24, 1497
John Cabot claims New World territory
John Cabot claims New World Territory (either Newfoundland or Cape Breton Island) for England -
Jul 24, 1534
Jacques Cartier claims area for France
Jacques Cartier explores the coast of Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, and New Brunswick. He lands on the Gaspe Peninsula and Claims it for France. -
Champlain founds Quebec City
Champlain founded Quebec City and shortly after founds a permanent French colony at Quebec -
Champlain surrenders Quebec to Kirk brothers
Champlain surrenders Quebec to Kirk brothers from England. Champlain was taken to England as a prisoner of war and was released in 1632 -
De Maisonneuve founds Ville-Marie (Montreal)
Ville-Marie is founded by Paul de Maisonneuve. -
Hudson's Bay Company receives royal charter in London
The king grants a charter to the Hudson's Bay Company, giving it exclusive trading rights to vast territory near rivers that flow into the Hudson's Bay. -
Iroquois, French, English sign a peace treaty
In 1701 the French concluded a peace agreement with the Five Nations Iroquois, bringing to an end almost a century of hostilities marked by atrocities on both sides. -
Halifax founded by British
Halifax was founded on June 21 and shortly after Father Le Loutre's War begins with Mi'kmaq Raid on Dartmouth. -
The Great Expulsion
French Acadians Forced onto ships and deposited along southern coasts, hundreds died. -
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Seven Years' War
The Seven Years War was the first global war, fought in Europe, India and America. -
Quebec Act passed
The Quebec Act passed which established French civil law, British criminal law, freedom of worship for Roman Catholics and government by appointed council -
Constitutional Act of 1791
The Constitutional Act of 1791 divided Quebec into Lower Canada and Upper Canada. Lower Canada being mostly French and Upper Canada being mostly English -
Canada is divided into counties
New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec and Prince Edward Island are divided into counties -
Royal Canadian Navy is Founded
The Royal Canadian Navy is founded on May 4th, 1910. It was formed by King George V.
Fun fact: Their motto is: Parati vero parati, which means Ready aye ready. -
Picture for the Seven Year war
