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Samuel de Chaplain founded Quebec City in 1608 and then returned to Canada to devote himself to the administration of the country. King Louis XIV sent 1100 members of the French regiment to New France to protect against the Iroquois attack.
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The Jesuits, or also known as the Black Robes came to New France with the goal of converting First Nations people to Christianity.
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1663-1673
1000 ``Les filles de roi´´ young French girls were sent to Canada to marry and to have children to help populate New France. -
1755-1760
7000 Acadians are sent into exile during the great dispersal. The Seven Years War spanned in North America from 1754-1763. The Acadiens that settled in Louisbourg became known as Cajuns. -
1775-1783
American Revolution causes 100,000 Loyalists refugees to flee to Canada. Only 20% of American colonists remained loyal to Great Britain during the American Revolution. -
Many English and French soldiers were sent to Canada to fight on the Plains of Abraham. It was part of the French and Indian War, which itself was part of the Seven Years Wars. The French leader was General Montclam and the British leader was General Wolfe. Both of the Generals died in battle that lasted only 15 minutes.
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The majority of Loyalist refugees and many black American slaves flee to Canada to be free.
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Irish people immigrant to Canada because of the potato crop failure in Ireland resulting in a famine. Irish people believed that Canada had better opportunities, and land to farm. The ships carrying the Irish people were called ``coffin ships´´ because the ships were full of sickness and diseases. The Grosse-Isle quarantine station was established to separate the Irish people from the other Canadians.
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The First Nations people became immigrants in their own country because their land was taken from them with the Number Treaties and promises were broken. Many First Nations people were moved to reserves to learn the European ways and to leave their own language and culture behind.
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1880-1914
Immigrants from Great Britain come to Canada, because Canada had land that was ready to be farmed. Posters were placed in Europe to advertise that Canada had 150 acres of free land ready to be used and lived on. -
1880-1914
Immigrants from Continental Europe come to Canada to own and farm land. Posters were placed in Europe to advertise that Canada had 150 acres of free land ready to be used and lived on. -
1880-1914
Immigrants from East Asia come to Canada to work and own land. Canada was a growing country and there were lots of opportunities to work. Many Asians came to open up businesses and to work on the railway. -
1880-1914
Immigrants from the Ukraine came to farm and own land. There was great interest in coming to Canada because the railway connected West and East parts of Canada. The land was plentiful and the price of wheat was rising. -
1880-1885
17,000 Chinese laborers come to Canada to work on the railway named ``Gold Mountain´´ in British-Colombia. In Vancouver there soon developed a ``China Town´´ because there were so many Chinese people. It wasn´t until 1949, Chinese people became Canadian citizens. -
Wilfrid Laurier´s Open Door Immigration Policy brought 1 million Immigrants from the United- States, Great Britain, and Europe.
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1911
Winnipeg has the most cultural diversity in Canada with the most foreign born residents.
