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Sep 2, 1500
the ice bridge
the ice bridge was during the time of the ice age. when the water froze the europeens walked over the ocean to new france. -
Period: Sep 2, 1500 to
population and settlement
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Sep 8, 1534
jacques catier explores st lawrence river
jacques cartier explored the st lawrence river looking for a route to asia, riches and land for the king of france. -
samuel de champlain founds quebec
samuel de champlain founded quebec in order to trade furs with the amerindiens. quebec was also a place to control rivver traffic -
the companie of one hundred associates
the companie of one hundred associates primary objective was to populate the province of new france. -
sieur de laviolette
siuer de laviolette was in charge of finding a place for a scond settlement and making it. -
foudation of ville-marie
the founding of ville-marie was buy sieur de maisonneuve and paul chomedy -
les filles du roi
les filles du roi were sent to new france to help populate at a time when men out numbered women by a lot. -
the soldiers
the soldiers were sent to live in new france for a property in return of military duty. -
population census
the king demanded jean talon to take a census of the population of new france. this data reveled that 3173 men could be recruited for military work -
end of war
the end of the war between the french and the iroquois that had lasted a full century. -
slavery
there were approximately 4000 slaves during the entire french regime -
fertility rate
the fertility rate in 1720 was about 9 children per women. -
french wave of immigration
the first wave of immigration was in the 1780s when the french sent over 45,000 people. -
british wave of immigration
the british wave of immigration came after the war of 1812. -
contagious diseases
in the 1830's british immigrants brought cholera, a deadly disease -
irish wave of immigration
the irish wave of immigration came right before the first world war and they were short of food sources.
