Canada Timeline By sarum123456 Oct 26, 1000 the first explorers built a town on the Northeast coast of Canada Period: Oct 26, 1000 to Oct 26, 1774 Canada Timeline Oct 26, 1497 Italian explorer John Cabot, sailed to Canada's east coast Oct 26, 1534 Jacques Cartier sailed up the St. Lawrence River Oct 27, 1606 the English settlement in Virginia Beach Oct 27, 1606 the first successful French settlement in North America, the port Royal Oct 27, 1608 the first successful French settlement in Quebec Oct 27, 1608 Samuel de Champlain built the first permanent French settlement in Quebec Oct 27, 1667 Acadia is recognized as French possession by the Treaty of Breda Oct 27, 1670 A Royal charter grants sole trading rights in Hudson Bay drainage to the Hudson's Bay Co. Oct 27, 1754 the French and Inidan war, where the Great Britain fought for control of Canadian territory & the fur trade and conquered Quebec Oct 27, 1763 the Treaty of Paris, gave the British control of all lands east of the Mississippi River, except for 2 islands off of Newfoundland Oct 27, 1774 the Quebec act, the British allowed the French to stay in Quebec, but continued to control the region Oct 27, 1774 the Quebec act, where many loyalist did not want to live among French speaking Canadians Oct 27, 1776 the Americans gained independence from Great Britain
