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Jan 8, 1492
Christopher Columbus
At this time, Christopher Columbus finds North America. -
Jan 8, 1534
Jacques Cartier
Around this time, Jacques Cartier found a part of Canada and claimed it for France. He also starts the Fur Trade, and trades with the Micmac. -
Jealousy of the Europeans
Since at this time, fur trading is really big, the Europeans got very jealous. -
Samuel de Champlain
Samuel de Champlain found Quebec and New France. -
Continental Hat
This is a hat that was the best in style around 1776. -
Sir Alexander Mackenzie
Sir Alexander Mackenzie found a route to the pacific. -
Simon Fraser
Simon Fraser discovered a river and the river was named after him. -
Endangered Beavers
In the 1800's, there was a problem people faced, beavers got endangered beacause there was fur trading. -
Navy Hat
This is hat that was in style in the year 1800. -
The Wellington Hat
This is a Wellington Hat. Not a lot of people wear it these days, but it was in style in 1812. -
The Paris Hat
This is a Paris hat. It looks very simaler to a Wellington Hat. -
The D'orsay Hat
The D'orsay hat is VERY close to the wellinton hat except it's curves on the side are a little bit lower. -
David Douglas
David Douglas (naturalist) found gold along Lake Okanogon. -
Army Hat
This what an army hat looked like in 1837. -
First Gold Rush in North America
Did you know,that the first gold rush in North America was in California? -
Ending of the first gold rush in North America
The first gold rush in North America ended in 1850. -
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The Cariboo Trail
From 1859 to 1862, prospecters from all over flooded the Cariboo Trail after they have heard about the cariboo gold rush. -
Cariboo Map (place where the cariboo gold rush started)
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This is the place Cariboo. -
New Brunswick
This is year New Brunswick entered confederation. -
Nova Scotia
This is the year Nova Scotia entered confederation. -
Ontario
This is the year Ontario entered confederation. -
Quebec
This is the year Quebec entered confederation. -
the British North America Act
Leaders from New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and the Province of Canada had to take the rough draft of the Quebec Resolutions and come up with a final agreement. The document they created is the British North America Act. -
Manitoba
This is the year Manitoba entered confederation. -
Northwest Territories
This is the year Northwest Territories entered confederation. -
British Columbia
This is the year British Columbia entered confederation. -
Prince Edward Island
This is the year Prince Edward Island entered confederation. -
One of the Reasons why the Fur Trade Happened
A lot of people around the world started coming after they heard about the fur trade. -
One of the Reasons why the Railroad Happened
The Chinese men built the railroad so that they could get money. -
Landslides
A lot of landslide happened when the Chinese men were building the railroad. -
Yukon
The year yukon entered confederation. -
Alberta
This is the year Alberta entered confederation. -
Saskatchewan
This is the year Saskatchewan entered confederation. -
Some Imprtant People of the Railroad
The Chinese people were very important people of the railroad because they built it. -
Newfoundland
This is the year Newfoundland entered confederation. -
Transportation of Sea Otters
Otters got wiped out from the BC Coast, so the people in Alaska transported otters from there, to the BC Coast. -
the Constitution Act
The Constitution Act improved part of the constitusion. Then, Queen Elizabeth ll made it a law. It's important that we have a constitution because it defines what Canada's nation is. -
Nunavut
Last but not least, the year Nunavut entered confederation.
