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Mar 18, 1534
Jacques Cartier’s first journey to Canada.
Jacques Cartier went to Canada to find a shipping route to Asia, so the French traders can send silk and other fine products. Also to find valuble gems and metals(such as gold) to make French rich. Unfortuantely, Jacques Cartier cannot find a shipping route to Asia. Another thing Jacques Cartier had did is going across Pointe-Penouille to claim Gaspe Peninsula for France. -
Samuel de Champlain settles in Acadia
Samuel de Champlain established Saint Croix Island with Pierre Du Gua de Monts. Saint Groix Island is in Passamaquoddy Bay. Passamaquoddy Bay is between New Brunswick and Maine. Maine is located in USA. -
Champlain helped the Hurons with their war with the Iroquois after finding Quebec City. (2)
Samuel de Champlain was a brave person that sailed to the North America. While Champlain sailed to North America, the Hurons and the Iroquois had a war, so he help the Hurons to make their settlement survive. He killed two Iroquois chiefs with his arquebus,--type of rifle-- and its knee was hit with an arrow which Samuel de Champlain was unable to walk. Samuel de Champlain gave the victory to the Hurons'. Now Quebec will become the hub--the center of religon-- for French fur trading. -
Samuel de Champlain finding Quebec City (1)
In 1608, Champlain was named lieutenaut to De Monts. Soon he went to St. Lawrence, and found Quebec City. When the "Father of New France" Samuel de Champlain found Quebec City, he established a successful colony. He setted up a military alliance with the Huron people. -
Francois de Laval journey to New France
Francois de Lavel went to New France to complete the task that the pope wanted him to do. He had to organize all the parts of the church(Roman Catholic Chruch). The pope gave Lavel the very important task; the task is creating a diocese--an area which is under control of bishop-- of Quebec. The significant task in 1663 that meant to Francois de Lavel was establishing a Seminary of Quebec. Also Francois de Lavel had setted up a colony in New France. -
King Louis XIV established a Royal Colony
King Lous XIV established a Royal Colony in New France. He established the colony far away from all the trading compaines, so he could control New France. King Lous XIV also made a colony in New France. The colony in New France was "royal" because he took lots of control for the colony. Also when Louis XIV established a colony, the trading compaines had businesses. -
The Hudson's Bay Company (continued)
Another thing is that it was fierce that the traders were very strong when trading. -
Hudson's Bay Company
In 1670, Médard Chouart des Groseilliers and Pierre-Esprit Radisson were the first people to build a trading company (fur trade). They persauded the king of England to develop the fur trade in North America(Northern). Also the river systems were used by the Native people; they sent furs over by canoe. Later, the King (Charles II) had gave charter--priveges-- to The Governor and Company of Adventurers Trading Company Into Hudson's Bay. This was given to the king's cousin, Prince Rupert. -
The Great Peace of Montreal
In 1701, There are 1300 representatives--soilders-- met leaders in New France. While 1300 representatives met leaders in New France, the First Nations and New France
both agree to see each other in the future. This causes the treaty--The Great Peace of Montreal-- very important that the First Nations not helping the
British because New France's enemy was the British and still now. -
The Treaty of Utrecht
When the war of the Spanish Succession ended between Britain and France, Britain had Acadia or Guadeloupe and Martinique as a colony because he won to France. Later, they both have to return some of its colonies back in ethier to dicuss a peace of Treaty of Utrecht in the Netherlands. While Britain and France were negotiated a Treaty of Utrecht, France agreed to give up Acadia. Acadia is now the British' colony, which some parts of Acadia was moved into the Treaty of Utrecht. -
The Battle on the Plains of Abraham (continued)
Montcalm sending troops--a group of soliders-- didn't work because they were at the Beauport shore which it was and still now Wolfe's land. -
The Battle on the Plains of Abraham
In 1759, there was The Seven Years' War. The Seven Years' War was mostly fighting with the British and French. James Wolfe in the British' side, had brought many weapons to attack Quebec. Unfortunately, Quebec has high stone walls which the British' couldn't attack. The bad thing is that Quebec couldn't go any where to find food because British had stop ALL trade on rivers, and the British also figured out Montcalm's telling groups of soilders to fight the invaders. -
The Treaty of Paris.
When the Treaty of Paris war ended with the Britain and France, France lost all its claims, such as New France and Acadia. The colony of New France became the colony of the British colony. This is why because Britain had over powered the France. Also the important things are, the regions was kept, the land was kept, and the french was assured they wouldn't be deported--expeled from another country. -
Bibliography
Pearon Canadian History | Bain, Colin M., and Dennis DesRivieres. Pearson Canadian History 7. Toronto: Pearson Education Canada, 2007. Print. Canada Revisited 7 | Clark, Penney, Phyllis A. Arnold, Roberta McKay, and Lynn Soetaert. Canada Revisited 7. Calgary: Arnold Pub., 1999. Print. -
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