The French

  • Jan 1, 1454

    Turks cut off trade routes that supplied Europeans

    Turks cut off trade routes that supplied Europeans
  • Nov 2, 1492

    Christopher Columbus reached the islands of the Caribbean

  • Nov 2, 1534

    Jacques Cartier discovers St. Lawrence and the St. Lawrence River

  • French government renewed its interest in New France

  • Champlain travelled to Lake Ontario and Lake Champlain

  • After 1618, Champlain returned to Quebec to devote his efforts to developing the settlement of New France

  • The English under David Kirke attacked Quebec

  • Champlain was forced to surrender Quebec to Kirk

  • French invaded and destroyed Huronia

  • King Louis XIV took personal control of the government in France