Discover Canada Mike. D.(incomplete)

1400

Apr 11, 1400

1497

Apr 11, 1497

European exploration began in earnest, with the expedition of John Cabot, he was the first the draw a map of Canada's East Coast

1534 - 1542

Period: Apr 11, 1534 to Apr 11, 1542

Jacques Cartier made three trips across the atlantic ocean claiming the land for King Francis I of France. He heard two captured guides speaking iroquoian saying "kanata" meaning village.

1550

Apr 11, 1550

Canada began showing on the maps

1600

Apr 11, 1600

English colonies along the atlantic seaboard eventually became richer and more populous than New France

1604

Apr 11, 1604

The first european settlement north of Florida was established by French explorers

1608

Apr 11, 1608

Samuel de Champlain built a fortress, which now is Quebec City.

1670

Apr 11, 1670

King Charles II of England granted the Hudson's Bay Company Exclusive trading rights.

France vs Great Britain

Period: Apr 16, 1700 to Apr 16, 1759

1. the british defeated the french in the Battle of the Plains of Abraham at Quebec City.

1701

Apr 11, 1701

The French and the Iroquios made peace

Beginnings of Democracy

Apr 11, 1758

The first representive assembly was elected in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

1773

Apr 11, 1773

1774

Apr 11, 1774

1776

Apr 11, 1776

1791

Apr 11, 1791

1792

Apr 11, 1792

1793

Apr 11, 1793

1807

Apr 11, 1807

1812

Apr 11, 1812

1832

Apr 11, 1832

1833

Apr 11, 1833

Rebellions of 1837-38

Period: Apr 11, 1837 to Apr 11, 1838

1900

Apr 16, 1900