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Apr 11, 1497
John Cabot
John Cabot drew the map of canada -
Apr 11, 1534
Jacques Cartier
Made 3 voyages across the atlantic -
Apr 11, 1550
Name of Canada
The name of Canada began appearing on maps -
Population in New France
In the 1600's the population of New France became bigger -
First European settlement
The first European settlement was established by french explorers -
Samuel De Champlain
Champlain bulit a fortress that is now Quebec City -
King Charles the 2nd
King Charles the 2nd granted exclusive trading rights over the watershed draining in Hudson Bay -
France and British Battles
France and Great Britain battled for north america -
French and Iroquois
The French and Iroquois made peace -
First representive
The first representive assembly was elected in Halifax -
Battle of Plains of Abraham
British defeated French in the battle of Plains of Abraham in Quebec City -
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island followed with the democratic institutions -
British Parliament
The British Parliament passed the Quebec Act of 1774 -
British Colonies
The British Colonies declared independence and created USA -
New Brunswick
Followed The democratic Instituations -
Constitutional Act
The Constintutional Act divided Quebec into Upper Canada -
Black Nova Scotians
Black Nova Scotians are given poorlands, so they moved to establish Freetown -
Upper Canada
Upper Canada became the first to province in the empire to move toward abolition -
Defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte
After the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte's fleet in the battle of Trafalgar, the Royal Navy ruled the waves -
Selling of slaves
The British Parliament prohibited the buying and selling of slaves -
Launch the Invasion
Believing it would be easy to conquer Canada, the United States launched an invasion in june 1812 -
American Invaders
In 1813, Lieutenant-Colonel Charles de Salaberry and 460 soldiers, mostly French Canadiens, turned back 4,000 American Invaders at Chateauguay, south of Montreal. -
Americans Attack
The Americans burned Government House and the Parliament Buildings in York(now Toronto) -
Expedition
Major-General Robert Ross led an expedition from Nova Scotia that burned down the White House and other public buildings in Washington,D.C. -
American's attempt failed
The american attempt to conquer Canada had failed -
Upper and Lower Canada
Reformers in Upper and Lower Canada believed that progress toward full democracy was too slow -
Montreal Stock Exchange
The Montreal stock exchange opened in 1832 -
Slavery
Abolished Slavery throughout the empire -
Rebellions
When armed rebellions occured in 1837 in the area outside Montreal and in Toronto the rebels did not have enough public support to succeed. -
Upper and Lower Canada were united
Upper and Lower Canada were united as the province of Canada, -
First British North American colony
The first British North American colony to attain full responsible government was Nova Scotia -
Governor of United Canada
The governor of United Canada, Lord Elgin, with encouragement from London, introduced responsible government -
Confederation
Representatives of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and the province of Canada, with British support, worked together to establish a new country -
British North America Act
The British Parliament passed the British North America Act in 1867, the dominion of Canada was offcially born on july ,1867 -
Expansion of the Dominion
Ontario,Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick -
Expansion of the Dominion
Manitoba, Northwest Territories -
Expansion of the Dominion
British Columbia -
Expansion of the Dominion
Prince Edward Island -
Expansion of the Dominion
Transfer of the arctic islands (to N.W.T.) -
Expansion of the Dominion
Yukon Territory -
Expansion of the Dominion
Alberta,Saskatchewan -
The expansion of the Dominion
Newfoundland and Labrador -
Canada Day
Until 1982 July 1st was celebrated as "Dominion Day" to commemorate the day that Canada became a self governing Dominon. Today it is officially known as Canada Day -
The Expansion of the Dominion
Nunavut
