Canadian Historic Events

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  • Oct 24, 1497

    John Cabot

    Italian born navigator John Cabot reaches the coasts of Newfoundland and Cape Breton.
  • Period: Oct 24, 1497 to

    Canada

  • Oct 24, 1534

    Jacque Cartier explores the ST. Lawrence River, claiming 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.

  • Refuges from the American Revolutionary War who are royal to the British move north present day Canada

  • War of 1812

    American invasion of area around the Great Lakes and the Canadian frontier.

  • Oregon Treaty between the United States and Canada sets the new border at the 49th parallel

  • Dominion of Canada is formed and self government was granted.

  • Gold Rush takes place along the Upper Yukon River.

  • Canada fights on the side of the British and French in WW1.

  • Canadian Great Depression

    Canadian forces join the Allied Powers in WWII.

  • WWII Ends

  • U.S. Apollo 11 lands on the moon.

    It has Canadian built landing gear.

  • U.S./Canada Free Trade Agreement.

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

  • (NAFTA) comes to affect, linking Canada and the U.S. and Mexico in new economic partnership.

    The NorthAmerican Free Trade Agreement.

  • Canada Does not want to be part of the military coalition led by the U.S. against Iraq.