Confederation 1867 By thebear Jun 24, 1497 John Cabot claims new world territory Jul 24, 1534 Jacques Cartier on Peninsula claims area for France Jul 3, 1608 Champlain founds Quebec , City Jun 24, 1611 Henry Hudson cast adrift in James Bay mutineers Dec 25, 1635 Champlain dies in Quebec aged 65 Jul 12, 1673 Frontenac awes restless Iroquois at Kingston Ont Apr 9, 1682 La Salle claims Louisianna for France Aug 5, 1689 Lachine massecre starts new series of Iroquois raids Aug 3, 1701 Iroquois sign lasting peace with New France Oct 12, 1710 Port Royal surrenders for the last time to the English Jul 15, 1867 Manitoba joins Confederation Dec 8, 1869 Riel establishes a legal provisional government in Ruperts Land May 4, 1870 Thomas Scott executed on orders of Riel Jul 20, 1871 British Columbia joins confederation Jul 1, 1873 Prince Edward Island joins confederation Jan 1, 1875 Supreme Court is established Jun 1, 1875 Bells first functioning telephone demonstrated in Boston Sep 17, 1878 Secret ballot used for the first time in federal general election Feb 18, 1879 Sandford Fleming proposes the idea of standard time Nov 16, 1885 Riel is hanged in Regina