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Jan 1, 1492
Columbus "discovers" America
In 1942 Columbus sailed a ship in wondering of finding new land. When he hit land he found that he wasn't the only person there. Vikings had been there before him. They operated under the concept of terra quia nullus. Columbus sailed back to Europe and then told the people of his "discovery" -
The 13 Colonies
The United States colonies grew faster than New Frances colonies because of the peoples demand for tobacco rather than fur. They were split into New England which was very religious, the Middle colonies which were very prosperous and the Southern colonies which created an economy through slavery. -
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Samuel de Champlain
Champlain decided to see what lands were further west. After trading and learning the vast value of the land he tried to convince people to cross the Atlantic to come join his colony, there was many ways for the people to make a good living in Canada. -
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Competition
During the fur trade there was 2 large companies majorly responsible for the fur trade besides voyageurs and First Nations people; the Hudson's Bay Company and the Northwest company. -
The Fur Wars
The fur trade was responsible for the development of Canada. It opened up the interior and western interior of Canada to explorers from France and Europe. This was a large success and created new trading rights and competition to find the best and most bountiful furs. Voyageurs were greatly responsible for across Canada trades as they were in small canoes which were easier to access bountiful fur waters were big boats cannot. -
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The Seven Years War
A global fight fought across 5 continents but mostly in Europe, India and North America. Resulting in new found allies, enemies and homelands for many people. -
The Battle of the Plains of Abraham
A British invasion led by General James Wolfe who defeated French troops under the guidance from Marquis de Montcalm leading to the surrender of Quebec to the British. This changed French Canadians lives and ways of living. The battle lasted 15 minutes but had a lasting effect. -
The American Revolution
The 13 colonies had to pay taxes to the British for importing goods but they did not want to pay because they felt that it was effecting trade. They wanted the peopl of Quebec to join but they did not because of the freedoms that the British gave the french so the Americans invaded them wanting them to become liberators as well. Any people who did not agree were called Loyalists and were sent to exile. These people became refugees and immigrated to Nova Scotia, Canada. -
The Quebec Act
After beliefs that french civil laws should be restored to Canadians, people took action. They restored old laws and customs, extend their province to its former boundaries, grant them the rights and privileges of citizens of England. It was done to appease the french Canadians. -
The Great Migration PART 1
The failure of potato crops across Ireland caused a large spread famine in Ireland. People were evicted from there homes for not paying rent as well disease and lack of food cause immigration to Canada. -
The Great Migration PART 2
People were piled onto over-crowed and unsanitary coffin ships and sailed to Canada. The Grosse-Isle quarantine station was the first stop of the ship where they dropped off the ill and dying, most died there and some never left. -
The Underground Railway
Secret routes and safe houses were made for escaped slaves from one of the 13 colonies particularly from Southern colonies to find freedom in Canada. -
New Immigrants
Immigrants mainly came to Canada from Great Britain, Continental Europe and East Asia. Canada was very attractive because of the availability of farm land and rising price of wheat. They lived in foreign quarters which were cheap accommodations with familiar sights and sounds as their homeland. They worked for little money which lowered the standard of living and took away jobs from Canadians. -
Continued Immigration
Canada encouraged immigration from European immigrants by putting up posters which advertised free land. They missed their home lands but were happy to stay in Canada because of the bountiful crops they grew for money and they were independent workers. -
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Chinese Immigration
They came to Canada to build the dangerous and difficult BC section of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The Chinese federal government passed the Chinese immigration act which put a head tax of $50 on Chinese immigrants in hopes of discouraging them to come to Canada because so many Chinese immigrants came.
