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Leif Erikson starts his travels from Greenland, possibly found Newfoundland, Labrador, and Vineland.
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In 1497, John Cabot voyaged the coast of North America and explores Newfoundland under a commission of Henry VII of England.
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On a quest by the King of France, Jacques Cartier sets out for gold and riches. As a second objective, attempting to find a navigable route to china. Jacques Cartier soon leaves the port of Saint-Malo in the month april.
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French created the Fur Trade
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Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec City three years after setting a home in Acadia and exploring the coasts of Cape Cod in 1605.
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Explored fur trade in Hudson Bay
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Hudson's Bay Company was created.
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France acknowledged England's claim to Hudson Bay.
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The British expelled the Acadians
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British and French fight a battle which was known as Battle of the Plains of Abraham.
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The French lost the Seven Year War to the British allowing them to control the French's land.