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Period: Jan 1, 1000 to
Canadian History
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Jan 10, 1000
Crossings of the Norse Voyager
Leif Ericsson's first voyage to Vinland. Leif and his crew travelled from Greenland to Norway in 999. Blown off course to the Hebrides and staying for much of the summer, he arrived in Norway and became a hirdman of King Olaf Tryggvason. Leif also converted to Christianity, and was given the mission of introducing the religion to Greenland. A Norse colony is established on Vinland, but lasts only a couple of years. -
Jan 10, 1497
Discovery of Newfoundland
John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto) of Genoa, Italy makes two voyages for England to the fishing grounds of Newfoundland. Which led to discover and establish Newfoundland. -
Jun 24, 1497
New World
John Cabot claims New World territory, Newfoundland and Cape Breton Island for England. When Cabot left the Docks of Bristol, on the shitp Mathew towards Canada it has been argues by historians where he has landed. Bonavista, St. John's in Newfoundland, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Labrador, and Maine are possibilities. Cape Bonavista in Newfoundland is the location recognised by the governments of Canada and the United Kingdom as being Cabot's "official" landing place. -
Jul 24, 1534
Location: Quebec City
Jacques Cartier, on the Gasped Peninsula, claims an area for France the area known as today: Quebec City was orginally claimed for Fance during his time as a explorer. During his tremendous years of Voyage, on July 24, he planted a 10 meter cross bearing the words "Long Live the King of France" and took possession of Quebecin the name of the king -
"The Father of New France"
"The Father of New France" whom was Samuel de Champlain founds a permanent French colony at Quebec. In the spring of 1608, Champlain started a new French colony on the shores of the St. Lawrence. On July 3, 1608, Champlain landed at the "point of Quebec" and set about fortifying the area by the erection of three main wooden buildings, each two storeys tall, that he collectively called the "Habitation", with a wooden stockade and a moat surrounding them. -
Monopoly
The Company of One Hundred Associates is founded, by Cardinal Richelieu. In 1627 the French government granted the company of 100 associates a monopoly on the fur trade in New France. In return the company was supposed to bring over 4000 French Catholics to settle down in new France over the next 15 years. The company allowed the settlers to trade for furs directly with the Native peoples if they sold the furs to only the company. Buisness ended in 1663 due to French-British War. -
Surrender!!
Champlain surrenders Quebec to Kirk brothers from England. Port La Tour, N.S., is the only part of New France to avoid capture by English. The French have now lost control of New France Land in Canada. -
Peace
The association of several tribes of indigenous people of North America have signed a lasting treaty to end the French-Indo war and resolve such issues with New France, British against the French and their Algonquian allies, both traditional enemies of the Iroquois. The Iroquois hoped that aiding the British would also bring favors after the war. Few Iroquois warriors joined the campaign. -
New Information
Canada's first newspaper, the Halifax Gazette, appears and is still operational to date. It was published weekly by John Bushell. Bushell was carrying on a project that had been initiated by his partner, Bartholomew Green Jr. -
Large Findings
York (now Toronto) is founded by John Graves Simcoe, lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada. York was officiall established on August 27. When Simcoe realized that the location made an unsuitable capital because it was on the United States border and subject to attack. He located to Upper-Canada where he named the new location London and renamed the river as the Thames in anticipation of the change. Toronto was Simcoe's second choice. Simcoe thenmoved the capital to Toronto in 1793.
