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Sep 1, 1500
Ice Bridge
The first people to come to North America after the Natives came from Asia, over a land bridge between Siberia and Alaska. -
Period: Sep 1, 1500 to
Population and Settlement
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Sep 1, 1534
Jacques Cartier's first voyage
Duing Jacques first voyage, he explored and mapped the Gulf of St. Lawrence. As well he thought that there was gold, but in the end it was just fish, furs and timber. -
Sep 1, 1535
Jacques Cartier's second voyage
During his second voyage, he sailed up to the St. Lawrence, and reached Stadacona, Quebec. Some nice natives showed the Europeans how to survie and live during winter, and as well how to fight against desease called scurvy. -
Sep 1, 1541
Jacques Cartier's third voyage
During Jacques third voyage he attempted to set up a colony but it wasn't successful. -
Settlement in Nova Scotia
The king of France sent a voyage in 1605 to establish a settlement in Nova Scotia called Port Royal. The sttlement faildbecause it was to far and as well because of its position -
Samuel de Chmaplain trading post
Samuel de Champlain returned in the years 1608-1609 to establiish a trading post near Quebec city, which is located close to wherer the river narrows. That ends up being called New-France. New France ends up growing very quickly because of the fur trade. -
The French Regime
The Fench Regime was from the years 1608-1760. -
Seigneurial Systeme
The king of Frace would give to rich french men pieces of land in New-France in which they would need to develope themselfs, for example they would need to build their own house. The families would need to pay some type of rent/taxes on the land to the seigneur. The goal of this was to get people to come from France to New-France to populate it. This didn't work out as the 13 colonies were growing much faster. They then created towns and vllages for example; Quebec, Trois-Riviere and Montreal. -
Jean Talon
The king of France put Jean Talon in charge. Jean wanted basically anyone to come to New-France besides the Huguenots. He wanted minor criminals to come, soldiers to come, and Files du roy so that they can get married and have kids to populate New-France. In 1760 the population was 70 000 people in New-France. -
British regime
The British regime is from 1760-1867. -
British immigration
In 1763 brittish immigration begins. The first people to come are the wealthy men looking to take control. -
Immigration of Loyalists and Americans
Around 36,000 loyalists came to Canada in which most settled in the Maritimes, and about 6,000 loyalists came to Quebec in which most settled West of Montreal. The english population in Quebec increased. The english settled while using to the Township system, and they also gave their settlements English names. The conditions were very bad and certain diseases spread. -
Measures to encourage immigration
There were some methods used to encourage immigration. For example, one of them being, the granting of land to shipping and railroad companies. -
Colonial Land and Emigration
Colonial Land and Emigration Commission and permanent immigration office in London around 1840-1850. -
Emigration to the United States
Emigration to the United States was high because there were more opportunities. The jobs paid more and they were better. -
Grosse Ile
In 1847, approximatly 90,000 people, mostly irish people, landed of Grosse Ile after have escaping Potato Famine. -
Contemporary period
The contemporary period is from the years 1867 until the present. -
British North American act in 1867
Sharing the federal and provincial powers with regard to immigration matters under the British North American act in 1867. -
Indian Act
The reserves remain in the hands of the government, but they gave authorization to Natives to use these reseves. Before the Second World War the North West territories were mainly for the Ameridians, but after that war the provincial government took the initiative of creating new projects without telling the Amerindians. -
National policy-John A. Macdonald
In 1878, John A. Macdonald wants to increase the population. He recruits immigrants, land grants and the handing over of land to rail companies to settle the west -
Brain Drain
During the emigration to the the United States and the West, there was a brain drain. A brain drain is when your smartest, most educated and skilled people and workers leave your country to get better opportunities for example, a better job with a better salary.
