Social 7 THS

By b.bertolin
  • Feb 22, 1497

    Giovanni Caboto lands in Newfoundland

  • Period: Feb 22, 1500 to

    Early Fur Trade

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    Expansion Inland

  • France Establishes Port Royal

  • Britain founds the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC)

    Britain takes monopoly of the fur trade and used Rupert's Land as their territory.
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    Rival Networks

  • Britain Took Control of Acadia

    Britain took control of Acadia in 1713. It had won the war against France in Europe and gaining control of Acadia became part of the terms of peace. This agreement was the Treaty of Utrecht which gave Britain control of Acadia.

  • Oath of Neutrality

    The British required Acadians to take an oath. The oath required the Acadains to stay neutral, if a war between Britian and France broke out. The Acadians took this "Oath of Neutrality."

  • British Captures Louisburg

    It was a pivotal battle for control because Louisburg is a port city and it controls export and inport of goods.

  • Britain Builds Halifax

    Britain and France were arguing and Britain responds with a military base of its own. Halifax was a good location because it was easily accessible by ships.
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    The Drive West

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    Seven Years War

    1754 - Fighting broke out between Britain and France to control the Ohio Valley, along the western boundary of the Thirteen Colonies.
    1756- the war went global! 9 European countries had chosen sides.
    1760- Britain seized Quebec. The war continued in other parts of the world, including the Caribbean, where Britain took the French colony of Guadeloupe.
    1763 - France signed the Treaty of Paris with Britain. France kept the colony of Guadeloupe & the cod fishery, islands of St. Pierre & Miquelon

  • Oath of Allegiance

    a war was most likely to break out between Britain and France, Acadians were forced to sign an oath of allegiance. Which meant, when war broke out, the Acadians would fight with Britain and to fight against France. The Acadians wouldn't sign so they were deported.

  • France Recedes

    France recedes nearly all its claims in North America- including Louisburg- under the Treaty of Paris, which ends the war

  • Treaty of Paris

    Also known as the Royal Proclamation, the treaty signed in 1763 to mark the end of the Seven Years' War. Through this treaty, France ceded its North American territories to England, with the exception of St. Pierre and Miquelon.

  • British Merchants build Northwest Company

    British Merchants build NWC to compete against HBC for furs. This competition drove the Fur Trade west.
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    Forts in the Fur Trade

    Forts built:
    Fort Chipweyen, 1788.
    Edmonton,1795
    Lac la Biche,1748.
    Rocky Mountain House,1799.
    Dunvegan, 1805.
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    Monopoly in Western Canada

  • Merger of HBC and North West Company

  • Canada takes control of Rupert's Land