Canada's History

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  • Jan 1, 1497

    John Cabot

    John Cabot was the first to map Canada's Atlantic shore, setting foot on Newfoundland or Cape Breton Island in 1497 and claiming the New Founde Land for England.
  • Feb 2, 1534

    Jacques Cartier

    Jacques Cartier made three voyages across the Atlantic, claiming the land for King Francis.

  • European Settlement

    The first European settlement north pf Flordia was established by French explorers.
    - Pierre De Monts
    - Samual De Champlain

  • Quebec City

    Champlain built a fortress at what is now Quebec City.

  • Settlement

    English Settlement.

  • Trading Rights

    King Charles The Second of England granted Hudsons Bay compamy exclusive Trading Rights.

  • Peace

    The French and Iroquois made peace.

  • Democracy

    The first representative assemply was elected in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

  • Representative

    The first Representative Assembly was elected in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

  • Battle

    The British defeated the French in the battle of the plains of Abraham at Quebec City.

  • Elections

    Prince Edward Island.

  • Quebec Act

    To better govern the French Roman Catholic majority, the British parliament passed the Quebec Act.

  • British Colonies

    13 Britsh Colonies to the south of Quebec declared independence and formed the United States.

  • Elections

    New Brunswick.

  • The Constitutional Act

    Divded the province of Quebec into Upper Canada (later Ontario), which was mainly Loyalist, protestant and English-speaking, and Lower Canada (later Quebec), heavily Catholic and French speaking.

  • Freed Slaves

    Some black Nova Scotians, who were given poor land, moved on to establish Freetown, Sierra Leone (West Africa), a new British colony for freed slaves.

  • Elected Asembly

    The first elected Assembly of Lower Canada, in Quebec city, debates whether to use both French and English.

  • The Fight For Canada

    After The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte's fleet in the Battle of Trafalgar, the Royal Navy ruled the waves.

  • Slavery

    The British Parliament prohibite dthe buying and selling of slaves.

  • The Fight For Canada

    United States launched and invasion to conquer Canada.

  • The Fight For Canada

    Lieutenant-Colonel Charles de Salaberry and 460 soldiers, most French Canadiens, turned back 4,000 American invaders at Chateauguay, south of Montreal.

  • The Fight For Canada

    The Americans burned Government House and the Parliament Buildings in York (now Toronto).

  • Attempt To Conquer Canada

    The attempt to conquer Canada had failed.

  • Trading

    The Montreal Stock Exchange opened.

  • Slavery

    Abolished slavery throughout the Empire.

  • Province Of Canada

    upper and Lower Canada were united as the Province of Canada.

  • American Colony

    The first British North American colony to attain full responsible government was Nova Scotia.

  • New Country

    From 1864 to 1867, representatives of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and the Province of Canada, with British support, worked together to establish a new country.

  • Expansion Of The Dominion

    Ontario,Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick

  • American Act

    The British Parliament passed the British North American Act.

  • Dominon

    The fathers of confederation established the Dominon of Canada on July 1th.

  • Expansion Of The Dominion

    Manitoba, Northwest Territories

  • Expansion Of The Dominion

    British Columbia

  • Expansion Of The Dominion

    Prince Edward Island

  • Expansion Of The Dominion

    Transfer of the Arctic Islands (to N.W.T.)

  • Expansion Of The Dominion

    Yukon Territory

  • Expansion Of The Dominion

    Alberta, Saskatchewan

  • Expansion Of The Dominion

    Newfoundland and Labrador

  • Expansion Of The Dominion

    Nunavut