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Englsih colonies
from the early 1600, English colonies along the Atlantic seaboard became more richer and more populous. -
The first European settlement
The first European settlement north of Florida was established by french explorers Pierre the Monts and Samuel de Champlain. -
Quèbec City
Champlain built a fortress at what is now Quèbec City. -
Granting of Hudson's Bay Company
King Charles II of England granted the Hudson`s Bay Company exclusive trading rights over the watershed draining into Hudson Bay. -
Battle for control
France and Great Britain battled for control of North America. -
Peace
The French and the Iroquois made peace. -
Battle of the Plains
The British defeated the French in the Battle of the Plains of Abraham at Quèbec City. -
Quebec act
The British Parliament passed the Quebec Act. -
Independence
The 13 British colonies to the South of Quebec declared independence and formed The United States. More than 40.000 people called "Loyalists" fled the oppression of the American Revolution to settle in Nova Scotia and Quebec. -
Freetown
Some Black Nova Scotians who were given poor land, moved on to establish Freetown, Sierra Leone (West Africa), a new British colony for freed slaves.