History Of Canada

  • Apr 4, 1534

    they explored and mapped the gulf of st lawrence.

    they explored and mapped the gulf of st lawrence.
  • Oct 3, 1535

    Sailed up the St-Lawrence, reached Stadacona (Quebec).

    Nice natives showed Europeans how to survive winter and scurvy. They return with native captives (incl. Chief Donacona)
  • Oct 3, 1541

    attempted colonisation

    Attemped to set up a colony (not successful).
  • establish a settlement in nova scotia

  • Champlain returns to establish a trading post in Stadacona

  • Period: to

    French Regime

  • trois riviere is established by Laviolette

  • montreal is established by maisonneuve

  • Royal government was implemented for N-F

  • The First Intercolonial War→Ends with the Treaty of Ryswick 1697

  • The Second Intercolonial War→Ends with the Treaty of Utrecht 1713

  • The Third Intercolonial War→Ends with the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle 1748

  • 7 years war start

  • Battle on the Plains of Abraham

  • 7 year war ending

  • Period: to

    British regime

  • James Murray

    James Murray→ French were lucky to have him, however the British merchants were fed up of his policies and Murray was recalled in 1766.
  • Act of quebec

  • American Revolution Begins

  • Treaty of Versailles

  • Steam power is invented by James Watt

  • Canada vs. US

    US attacked canada because they were a british colony and they wanted to fight british in a way that they woud hurt them so instead of traveling to great britain for war they attacked canada who was right above them.
  • many poor immigrants were coming from Great Britain (esp. Ireland) in search of a better way of life.

  • Canada creates its own currency

  • Seignurial System abolished

  • Canada signs a Reciprocity treaty with the USA