Canada

  • Period: Oct 24, 1493 to

    Canada

  • Oct 24, 1497

    Italy born navigator John Cabot reaches the coasts of Newfoundland and Cape Breton

  • Oct 24, 1534

    Jacque Cartier explores the Saint Lawernce River, claming the area for France

  • Newfoundland becomes England's first overseas colony.

  • London traders establish Hudson's Bay Company

  • The Treaty of Paris gives England control of France's territory in North America

  • Refugees from the American Revolutionary War who are loyal to the Brittish present day Canada

  • War of 1812: American invasion of the area around the Great Lakes and the Canadian frountier

  • Oregon treaty between The United States ans Canada sets the new border at the 49th parallel

  • Dominion of Canada is formed and self-goverment was granted.

  • Gold rush takes place along the upper Yukon River

  • Canada fights on the side of Brittish and French World War 1.

  • Canada Great Description Canada forces join the Allied Powers in World War 2

  • World War 2 ends

  • U.S. spacecraft Apollo 11 lands on the moon with Canada built landing gear

  • U.S./Canada free trade agreement

  • Canada senda troops and supplies to aid U.S. in the Persian Gulf

  • North Arerica free trade agreement (NAFTA) comes into affect,liking Canada, the United States and Mexico in a new econamic partership

  • Canada decides not to be a paet of the military coalition led by the United States against Iraq