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Samuel de champlain sailed with 28 men up the St.Lawrence river to settle in quebec.
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During the first winter many of the men champlain brought over died from the cold, scurvy and lack of food so the montagnais people brought food and taught the french men how to cure scurvy.
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Champlain travelled to Huronia and was met by another Frenchman, Etienne Brule who had been living amongst the huron people for about 20 years prior.
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Champlain died in Quebec after creating a permanent settlement of europeans.
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The Huron started to die of diseases brought over by the French missionaries, such as influenza and smallpox.
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The Iroquois invaded Huronia and won. The Huron nation collapsed.
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The Iroquois began attacking new france.
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King Louis XIV of france refused to let New France collapse, he brought French soldiers to fight the Iroquois and brought women over to help populate New France.
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New France had a population of over 10 000.
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The Iroquois confederacy raided New France.
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The English colonies had 30 times as many people as all of New france.
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A war was beginning between the English and French for control of the colonies.
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The siege of Quebec in July
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In september, James Wolfe brought his soldiers to battle at the plains of abraham.
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September 18, the British flag was raised for the first time in Canada.
