History 30S Timeline Project By Swieler Jan 1, 1497 Cabot's "discovery" of Newfoundland Jan 1, 1534 Cartier's "discovery" of Canada (New France) Jan 1, 1608 Champlain founds Quebec City Jan 1, 1642 Montreal Founded May 2, 1670 HBC Founded Apr 11, 1713 Treaty of Utrecht Jul 27, 1758 Battle of Louisburg Sep 13, 1759 Battle oh the Plains of Abraham Jun 22, 1774 Quebec Act Jan 1, 1779 Northwest company founded. Sep 3, 1783 Paris Treaty Dec 26, 1791 Constituational Act of 1791 Jan 1, 1811 Red River Settlement Founded Feb 18, 1815 End of war of 1812 Jan 1, 1841 Responsible government Founded Feb 10, 1841 Union Act Jan 1, 1867 Constitutional Act Jul 1, 1867 Confederation Jul 15, 1870 Manitoba joined Canada Period: Mar 26, 1885 to May 12, 1885 Northwest Rebellion (batoche) Nov 16, 1885 Louis Riel's Execution Sep 1, 1894 Charlottetown Confrence Jun 28, 1914 Assassination of Franz Ferdinand Apr 22, 1915 Battle of Ypres II Jul 1, 1916 Battle of the Somme Nov 11, 1918 Armistice Day Jun 28, 1919 Treaty of Versailles Sep 1, 1939 Start of World War 2 Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Apr 30, 1945 Hitler's Suicide May 8, 1945 Victory in Europe Day