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Jun 21, 1000
Vikings, Lief Eriksson
Explorers from Iceland and Greenland establish a colony called Vinland -
Oct 12, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Landed in North America -
Jun 21, 1497
John Cabot First English Exploration
Lands somewhere near Newfoundland and finds huge amounts of cod fish -
May 10, 1534
Jacques Cartier
Landed in Canada, made contact with Aboriginals at Stadacona -
Oct 2, 1535
Hochelaga
Jacques Cartier lands in Hochelaga after being in Stadacona for a while -
Jun 21, 1541
French Extablish Original Colony
Jacques Cartier with other explorers establishes settlement that lasts until 1543 -
Port Royal Established
Pierre du Guast establishes Acadia with a group of settlers in Nova Scotia -
Champlain Establishes Quebec
Champlain aligns with Algonquin and Huron to establish a fur trade, help fight the Iroquois -
Henry Hudson Into Hudson's Bay
English continue pursuit of fabled Northwest Passage -
English army conquers Quebec
English win over Quebec, French re-take it in 1632 -
Iroquois conquer Huronia
Iroquois kill French missionaries, destroying fur trade -
New France Made Royal Province
Soldiers brought to fight Iroquois, proper government appointed -
Establishment of Hudson's Bay Company
New fur trade post on Hudson Bay's shore -
Seven Years War Begins
Fought in North America and Europe. ended in 1763 with the signing of the Peace of Paris -
Peace of Paris Signed
France surrenders most of New France to the United Kingdom