History Annonated timeline By graememcgrath Period: Mar 19, 1492 to Mar 22, 1914 Annonated timeline history Jun 24, 1497 Christopher Colombus claims new land Christopher colombus arrives Jul 24, 1534 Jacques Cartier claims the area for France Jul 3, 1608 Champlain founds Quebec! May 22, 1611 First Jesuits arrive in New France ( PORT ROYAL) Jun 24, 1611 Henry Hudson casts adrift and arrives May 17, 1642 De maisonneuve founds Ville-Marie Mar 16, 1649 The Jesuit Father Martyred by the iroquois Jun 6, 1659 Francois de laval arrives in Quebec Sep 12, 1665 Jean Talon arrives at Quebec Aug 3, 1701 Iroquois sign the lasting peace with new france Mar 23, 1743 Louis-Joseph explores the West and finds the Western Sea May 18, 1783 First loyalist land in Saint John Jun 19, 1816 Metis and a few indians arrive in selkirk Oct 14, 1914 First canadian troops arrive in britain May 26, 1917 First U.S troops arrive in France
