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Sep 13, 1572
St. Batholomew's Day
over ten thousand Huguenots - men, women and children were killed in cold blood by Roman Catholics. -
Edit of Nantes
granted limited toleration to French Protestens therefore releigious wars ceased and in the new century France grew into the most mighty nation on the Euopean continent. -
Jamestown
the founding of the first city in America; Jamestown; in virgina. -
colonizing of Que'bec
Champlain colonizes Que'bec for France. The French start inhabiting the North American continent. -
Louis XLV
Louis XLV becomes king of France. -
Schenectady
Schenectady was burned to the gound in a raid. -
French Fur Trading
the french recruited indianas into trading fur. By this time there were atleast four hundred fur canoes in business. -
Robert de la Salle
La salle sailed down the Mississippi river to find were it meets with the Gulf. -
Peace at Utrecht
the peace treaty revealed how France and Spain were deferated in Queen Anne's war. -
New Orleans
New orleans is founded. -
War of Jenkin's Ear
War broke out between the British and the Spainards. -
New France
only 60 thousand white people inhabited New France. -
George Washington becomes known
Washington was sent to the Ohio Country as a Lieutenant colonel in command over 150 militiamen. -
French and Indiana war
Began in America in the Ohio Valley with Washington leading the way. -
British Invasion
they launched a full-scale attack on Canada and brought the english settlers into the war. -
William Pitt
Pitt becomes a leader in the London gov. Started lauching attaks on the French West Indies. -
Battle of Que'bec
A great turning point in British history. French power was pushed off the North American continent (Cananda) and back in Europe. Has a minority of French in canada today; Que'bec. -
Ottawa chief Pontiac
Pontiac laid siege on Detroit in the spring and later overan all but 3 British posts west of the Appalachians. -
London gov
the London gov. issued its Proclamation which porhibited the settlement in the area beyond the Appalachians.
