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In 1537, French sailor Jacques Cartier became the first European to sail the St. Lawrence River. He founded the province of Prince Edward Island and opened the path for the French to occupy North America. Jacques Cartier also gave the name Canada, which is taken from the term "Kanata," which means "village" or "settlement" and is most likely the source of the word "Canada." -
There have been conflicts among the First Nations for a long time. Many other tribes, such as the Huron, were in severe competition with the Iroquois. They intended to exchange the beaver pelts for practical commodities like blankets, knives, and iron pots. The fur trade nearly died out as a result of this battle. The "Beaver Wars," as they were known, lasted until 1653.
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Treaty of Utreсht is a peace agreement between Britain and France that was signed in 1713 to end the war which began in Europe in 1701. France agreed to restore the entire drainage basin of Hudson Bay. The treaty established Queen Anne as England's rightful queen and ended French support for the Jacobite claim to the throne. -
The Seven Years War was a war between Britain And France over global Importance. After the war, France lost all claims to Canada and gave Louisiana to Spain, while Britain received Spanish Florida and upper Canada -
In 1791, the British administration split the Province of Quebec into top Canada (Known as Ontario) and lower Canada (Known as Quebec) got to be called Canadian law. -
The conflict of 1812 become a fight between the U.S and Indigenous pals in opposition to British North America and the United Kingdom, with the best minor involvement from Spain in Florida. The war was fought on Canadian land. -
The underground railroad was a network of people. Who provided safe places and support for slaves. They moved them from the south and resettled them in northern states and Canada. It introduced 40,000 people to Canada. -
There were five main features of Confederation. They are the railways, the changing British attitude, the threat of American invasion, political instability, and the ending of the peace treaty. In 1864 Canadian leaders thought it would be better to join a country than Canada became a country in 1867. It would also give its BNA colonies strength through unity.
