Life Changing Events for Canada

By cmtompkins
  • Sep 14, 1497

    John Cabot

    John Cabot
    John Cabot believed he was going to be reaching Aisa but instead landed upon the east coast of Northernn America. Cabot was astonished with his discovery that he claimed the land for the King of England.
    Due to his claming of the land in Canada is how the land get their names, (Newfoundland, Cape Breton Island)
    By John Cabot claming the land before the Eurpeans gave England the advantage on having land in Canada before anyone else could
  • Sep 16, 1530

    History of the Cod Fishery

    History of the Cod Fishery
    The Basque people who are from parts of Spain and France claimed to find Canadian fishing banks
    The North America east coast developed due to the large amount of cod
    Many countries heard about the excessive amount of cod on the Canadian Coast and decided to take part in the catching of fish, due to all of the cod being caught cod could not catch up to the orginal numbers leading the numbers of cod to decline Canada & America pushed away foriegn factory ships away so the cod level would go up
  • Sep 16, 1534

    First Major Voyage to North America

    First Major Voyage to North America
    Jacques Cartier sailed to the west coast of Newfoundland, discovered Prince Edward Island and sailed throught the gulf of St.Lawrence.
  • Sep 16, 1560

    North American Fur Trade, The Start of the Beaver Hats

    North American Fur Trade, The Start of the Beaver Hats
    The Natives were the main reason to the development of the fur trade due to them harvesting the fur. North Americans from fishing ships stoped to trade with the Natives. North America was a new source of beaver skin and fur due to the quality and quanilty of the fur supply. The reason behind the Hudson Bay company.
  • Sep 16, 1570

    The Iroquois Confederacy

    The Iroquois Confederacy
    The 5 nations, Mohawk, Onedia, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca called them seleves "The people of the longhouse" They were to provoke peace, civil authority, rightenousness and great law. All nations came togther as a counicl to stand agaianst the invasion. They seperated the peace amoung nations. The Great Law of Peace

  • Samuel Champlain

    Samuel Champlain
    Founder of Quebec and opened up the St. Lawrece River, He created the first map of the St. Lawrence River. He helped the Saint Croix settlement on the Bay of Fundy, then relocating to Nova Scotia where he continuted to a new site named Rpyal Port to do more exploring of the Atlantic coast