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In early 1492, the Early European Explorers began exploring in the 'New World' .
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In may of 1947 John Cabot's ships left England.
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On June 24, they reached what was likely present-day Newfoundland or Cape Breton.
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Portuguese explorer Gaspar Corte-Real who claimed Newfoundland and Labrador for Portugal in 1501
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João Alvares Fagundes, who was also Portuguese, explored the same coast in 1521.
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Italian Giovanni da Verrazzano claimed land further south for France in 1524 and called it Arcadia.
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In 1534, Cartier sailed into what was later named the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
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Cartier returned with Donnaconna's sons in 1535.
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Cartier returned to Stadacona in October
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In 1541, Cartier was sent to set up a settlement on the St. Lawrence.
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In 1610, Champlain sent Étienne Brûlé to live with the Wendat to learn their language and customs.
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Champlain first visited Canada in 1603 as a passenger on a trading ship.
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In 1604, Champlain traveled to Acadia with Pierre Du Gua de Monts and about 80 settlers to set up a colony.
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Samuel de Champlain founded the city of Quebec in 1608.
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In 1608, Champlain set up a fur-trading post and colony on the St. Lawrence. He chose the site of the abandoned Haudenosaunee village of Stadacona.
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In 1609, Champlain traveled with an Innu, Kichesiprini, and Wendat war party up what is now the Richelieu River.
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In 1628, British privateer David Kirke blocked the St. Lawrence. Supplies could not get to Quebec.
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The following year, Champlain surrendered the fort to Kirke. Quebec was returned to France in 1632.
