History timeline (Matthew) By WIC2013 Oct 3, 1487 Bortolomeu Dias Bortolomeu Dias sails around Africa Oct 3, 1497 Vasco de Gama sails to India Oct 3, 1534 Jacques Cartier, explored and mapped the Gulf of Saint-Lawrence Oct 3, 1535 Jacques Cartier sailed up to Saint-Lawrence and reached Stadacona Oct 3, 1541 Jacques Cartier attempted to set up colony andmissionaries and atempted to convert natives, sailing from Saint-Malo in France Oct 7, 1609 100 associates grew into the colony Oct 7, 1634 Fondation of Trois-Rivière by Laviolette Oct 3, 1697 The First Intercolonial War ends with the Treaty of Ryswick Oct 3, 1713 The Second Intercolonial War ends with the Treaty of Utrecht Oct 3, 1748 The Third Intercolonial War ends with the Treaty of Aix—la-Chapelle Period: Oct 3, 1756 to Oct 3, 1763 The Fourth Intercolonial war Oct 3, 1760 The British forces North America, needed the French forces remaining to give up Oct 3, 1760 The British forces North America, needed the French forces remaining to give up Oct 7, 1760 Article of capitulation was documented Oct 3, 1763 British Regime Oct 7, 1807 Timber trade replaces fur trade as main export Oct 3, 1812 Americans and the British fight. Oct 7, 1812 War of 1812 Oct 7, 1815 Poor immigrants move from Great-Brittain to North America Oct 7, 1834 Joseph Louis Papineau 92 resolutions Oct 7, 1836 Canada starts the "rail way" system project Oct 3, 1848 Responsible government was adopted Oct 7, 1853 Canadian currency created Period: Oct 3, 1854 to Oct 3, 1864 Canada WITH USA for 10 years with treaty the reciprocity Oct 7, 1854 Seigneurial system abbolished Oct 3, 1865 American Civil War comes to an end in Oct 3, 1867 Creation of Canada Oct 3, 1980 The constitution was brought back to Canada, signed by Trudeau.