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christopher columbus came to explore canada
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jacques cartier come to canada and becomes the first european to come/reach to the st.lawrence.
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samuel de champlain came to canada and also explored the great lakes later on.
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henry hudson discovers the hudson bay.
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the hudson bay company was first made
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the fur trade slowed down
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the fur trade slowed sown because the seven years of war and britain won and took the new frances land.
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the north west company was fierce compition for the hudson bay company.
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sir alexander mackanzie explored the west side of the land now called canada
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nwc joins hbc
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hbc trades to other countries
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george stephenson built the first train in england.
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the fur trade was shrinking
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In 1858 about 30 000 prospects came for the cariboo gold rush
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the cariboo gold rush started in 1858 and the fraser gold rush started in 1862
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first gold found in horsefly lake cariboo gold rush
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the cariboo gold rush occered
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started gold finding in williams creek
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queen victoria signed the act in the spring of 1867
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gold rush started with most prospects in williams lake
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the fur trade was no longer considerd a major industry.
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hbc gave up control atlantic to pacific becauesof deeed of surrender.
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when the canadian pacific railway was decided to be built and when it was finished.
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sir jhon a macdonald accepted the railway in 1872.
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cpr was way to far off schechedual and was almost was decided not to make it.
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sir jhon a macdonald wanted to improve canada and it's transportation.
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george stephen bacame cpr presidant.
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the cpr was founded in montreal in 1881
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william cornelius became cpr general manager
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the cpr company almost became bankrupt.
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the final spike was put in for the canadian pacific railway in craigellachie, B.C.
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william van horne gave speech after final spike was put in by donald a.smith at cragellachie, BC
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the train on the cpr crossed canada
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found liitle bu helped start gold rush
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canada sent queen elezabeth a joint address that gave canana control of its consitution in 1991.it was debated till spring of 1992 in march when she passed it.
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