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Period: Jan 1, 1450 to
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Jan 1, 1492
Columbus arrives in America
Christopher Colombus sailed out of Spain with the intentions of going to Asia but he ended up in America. -
Jan 1, 1497
John Cabot came to Canada's east coast
John Cabot, like many others, had set sail for Asia but landed on Canada's east coast. -
Jan 1, 1500
European Arrival
The Europeans were not the first inhabitants of North America. When they arrived approximately 500 years ago, they met the Natives. -
Jan 1, 1519
Magellan sails around the world
From 1519 to 1522, Ferdinand Magellan sailed all around the world proving that it is round despite other theories. -
Jan 1, 1534
Jacques Cartier's 3 voyages
1st voyage: 1534, 2nd voyage: 1535, 3rd voyage: 1541. On all 3 voyages, Cartier was sent by the King of France to find riches in Asia. Because the Ottoman Turks blocked the regular route to Asia, Cartier tried to go another way but he landed on Canada's east coast. -
Port Royal settlement in Nova Scotia
The king of France tried to make a settlement in Nova Scotia called Port Royal but it failed because it was too far from the indians for trading. Samuel de Champlain was part of Port Royal -
Trading Post near Stadacona
Samuel de Champlain returned in 1608 to 1609 to create a trading post near Stadacona (where the river narrows). Today, Stadacona is Quebec City. They traded with the Natives to obtain furs, which were controlled by The 100 Associates Company. -
Laviolette
The Sieur of Laviolette founded Trois Rivieres in 1634 -
Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve
Maisonneuve founded Ville-Marie (Montreal or Hochelaga, which is the Indian name) in 1642. -
Jeanne Mance
Jeanne Mance was one of the founders of Montreal but she is more known for founding the first hospital, Hotel Dieu in Montreal. -
Marguerite Bourgeoys
Marguerite Bourgeoys established the first school in New France -
The Royal Government
The Royal government was made up of the King, the Minister of the Marine and the Sovereign Council. The governor, the intendant and the Bishop were part of the royal governement. The royal government took place of the monopoly that was taking over New France. -
Lasalle
Rene-Robert de la Salle was the first Europeen to sail up the Mississippi River. -
First Intercolonial War
This intercolonial war ended with the Treaty of Ryswick. -
Second Intercolonial War
This intercolonial war ended with the treaty of Utrecth -
Third Intercolonial War
This intercolonial war ended with the treaty of Aix-La-Chapelle. -
The People were Recognized as "Canadians"
The people who lived in New France were very autonomous and grew to become dinstinct people called Canadians. At the same time the people from the 13 colonies were being called Americans. -
Articles of Capitulation
- The French Militia could return home, no one would lose their property
- The regualr french military would lay down their arms and leave
- The people could practice the R.C religion, but the Bishop had to leave
- The people who stayed would become british subjects
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Fourth Intercolonial War (7 Year War)
This war is what decided who would take over New France. The British ended up winning this war in North America. There was war going on in both Europe and North America. The British ended up also winning the war that was going on in Europe. -
Treaty of Paris
When the 7 year war ended. All the territory of New France was given to the king of England except for two islands name St.Pierre and Miquelon. -
Royal Proclamation
New name for New France: Province of Quebec. It decreases the borders to just around the St. Lawrence River valley. Put in place a civilian government. English criminial and civil laws were applied. No new bishop would be allowed and no roman catholics could hold public office. -
Quebec Act
In this act, french civil laws were installed and the seignorial system was back. There was also the Test Oath of Allegiance which was if you swear to the King you're loyal, you would be able to hold office. -
The American Revolution
The americans of the 13 Colonies declare independance againt the British, their mother country, and win the battle. -
Treaty of Versailles
This treaty marked the ending of the british rule in the 13 Colonies, now known as the United States of America -
Constitutional Act
The Constututional Act was the third constitution in Canada and it separated the Province of Quebec into two; Upper Canada and Lower Canada. it also awarded each Canada with their own Legislative Assembly. -
War of 1812
The French and the Americans became allies to fight The British because they are angry about losing their southern colonies. The British were stopping all American ships in their tracks so that they could not trade with the French. Since they wanted to get revenge on the British, the Americans tried to attack Canadian settlements but the attacks werent well organized. In the end no one even won the war. -
Poor Irish Immigrants Arrive
There were many Irish that arrived in 1815 in search of a better life because they had no place to plant their potatoes in Ireland and that caused the Irish Potatoe Famine. This greatly increased Canada's population. -
92 Resolutions
Louis Joseph Papineau wrote 92 Resolutions and sent them to London hoping that the King would make at least some of the changes he requested. -
10 Resolutions
Lord Russell responded to Papineau's 92 resolutions with 10 resolutions that simply denied everyone of Papineau's requests. -
Rebellion in Canada 1837-1838
Both in Upper and Lower Canada massive rebellions broke out as a result of the 92 Resolutions being denied. -
Act of Union
The fourth constitution was recommended by Lord Durham. He recommended that th Canadas be united with one responsible government and that was what was done. -
Executive Council
The Prime minister would select members of the executive council from the assembly. -
No use of veto power
Governor Lord Elgin would be the first to not use his veto powers, and allow the Prime minister to have executive powers. -
Seugneurial System abolished
Canada abolished the used of the Seigneurial System. -
Reciprocity Treaty
Canada signed a Reciprocity Treaty with the USA. this meant that they agreed to trade freely between eachother for 10 years. This greatly affected Canada's economy and gave it a boost.
