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Explorers from Iceland and Greenland establish a colony called Vinland
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Landed in North America
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Lands somewhere near Newfoundland and finds huge amounts of cod fish
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Landed in Canada, made contact with Aboriginals at Stadacona
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Jacques Cartier lands in Hochelaga after being in Stadacona for a while
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Jacques Cartier with other explorers establishes settlement that lasts until 1543
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Pierre du Guast establishes Acadia with a group of settlers in Nova Scotia
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Champlain aligns with Algonquin and Huron to establish a fur trade, help fight the Iroquois
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English continue pursuit of fabled Northwest Passage
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English win over Quebec, French re-take it in 1632
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Iroquois kill French missionaries, destroying fur trade
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Soldiers brought to fight Iroquois, proper government appointed
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New fur trade post on Hudson Bay's shore
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Fought in North America and Europe. ended in 1763 with the signing of the Peace of Paris
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France surrenders most of New France to the United Kingdom