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Leif Erikson landed in Newfoundland.
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Christpher Columbus set sail looking for the riches of Asia
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Christpher Columbus lands in Bahamas
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England sends John Cobot to find the North West Passage
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John Cobot sights ether Newfoundland or Cape Breton and claims the land for England.
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Cartier left St.Malo, France. He explored St. Lawrence river.
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Cartier sailed down St. Lawrence river and landed in present-day Montreal and Quebec City.
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The king gave Aymar de Chaste a monopoly over the fur trade in Canada.
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The king appointed Sieur de Monts with a monopoly over the fur trade in Canada and challenged him to establish a settlement
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The two men established a French settlement at Stadacona.
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Erik the Red was banned from Icland because he killed his neighbour and moved to Greenland.
