Quest 12

By William Steuer
  • Jan 1, 1534

    Jacques Cartier explores New Brunswick's coast and claims it for France

    1534 Jacques Cartier explores New Brunswick's coast and claims it for France

  • French explorer Samuel de Champlain founds Québec

    1608 French explorer Samuel de Champlain founds Québec

  • Captain James Cook lands on what is now Vancouver Island

    1778 Captain James Cook lands on what is now Vancouver Island

  • Quebecer John Abbott becomes Canada’s first native-born prime minister

    1891 Quebecer John Abbott becomes Canada’s first native-born prime minister

  • Quebecer Wilfrid Laurier becomes prime minister

    1896 Quebecer Wilfrid Laurier becomes prime minister

  • New Brunswicker Richard Bedford Bennett becomes prime minister of Canada

    1930 New Brunswicker Richard Bedford Bennett becomes prime minister of Canada

  • Quebecer Louis Saint-Laurent becomes prime minister

    1948 Quebecer Louis Saint-Laurent becomes prime minister

  • Quebecer Pierre Trudeau becomes prime minister

    1968 Quebecer Pierre Trudeau becomes prime minister

  • Quebecer Brian Mulroney becomes prime minister

    1984 Quebecer Brian Mulroney becomes prime minister

  • Quebecer Jean Chrétien becomes prime minister

    1993 Quebecer Jean Chrétien becomes prime minister