Secondary 3 Social Studies 2.1 THE SIGNIFICANCE OF HISTORICAL EVENTS

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  • John Davis makes first attempt to find the northwest passage

    This is a significant milestone event because he discovered Greenland.

  • Ferryland is established

    This is a significant milestone event because Ferryland served as the seat of Sir David Kirke's government of Newfoundland (1637-1650), and is currently an artefact-rich archaeological and national historic site.

  • War is renewed between the Huron-Wendat and the haudenosaunee

    This is a significant milestone event because both were healing from epidemics, which had reduced their numbers by a lot.

  • Establishment of Royal Government

  • Hudson’s Bay company is established

    This is a significant milestone event because this company still exists.

  • Great peace of Montreal

    This is a significant milestone event because the war between Huron-Wendat and the haudenosaunee is over.

  • First European settlement on Prince Edward Island is established

    This is a significant milestone event because it is the first European settlement on Prince Edward Island.