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Period: Jan 1, 1497 to
Canadian Historic Events
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Oct 24, 1497
1497 Italian born navigator John Cabot reaches the coast of Newfoundland and Cape Breton
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Oct 24, 1534
1534 Jacque Cartier explores the Saint Lawrence River, claiming the area for France
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1583 Newfoundland becomes England's first overseas colony
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London traders establish Hudson's Bay Company
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1763The treaty of Paris gives England control of France's territory in North America
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1776 Refugees from the American Revolutionary War who are loyal to the British move north present day Canada
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1812 War of 1812: American invasion of area around the Great Lakes and the Canadian frontier
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Oregon Treaty between the United States and Canada sets the new border at the 49th parallel
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1867 Dominion of Canada is formed and self-government was granted
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1898 Gold Rush takes place along the Upper Yukon River
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1914 Canada flights on the side of the British and French in World War I
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1939 Canadian Great Depression and Canadian forces join the Allied Powers in the World War II
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1945 World War II Ends
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1969 U.S. spacecraft Apollo 11 land on the moon with built landing gear.
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1989 U.S./ Canada Free Trade Agreement
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1991 Canada sends troops and supplies to aid U.S. in the Persian Gulf
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1994 The North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) comes into effect, linking Canada, the United States and Mexico in a ne econamic partnership
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2003 Canada decides not to be a part of the military coalition led by the United States against Iraq
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Canadian Historic Events