Native North American History By alexalansang 1000 Vikings first came over to Canada/America 1497 John Cabot found land and called it New-Found-Land 1513 Juan Ponce de Leon arrived in what is now Florida looking for gold and the fabled Fountain of Youth 1597 Spanish missionaries came over hoping to convert local native populations but many of the missions were destroyed by an uprising of Guale Indians Period: 1629 to 1701 Beaver Wars (French and England) 1670 English colonies in the south had expanded and new settlements were established in New-found Land and South of the Hudson Bay 1713 Treaty of Utrechct Period: 1754 to 1763 French and Indian War 1812 The United States declared war against Great Britain 1812 British and American armies launched several invasions against each other 1840 Act of Union united upper and lower Canada into the new province of Canada 1846 The disputed organ territory was peacefully divided between Great Britain and the US 1846 The US/Canadian Boarder from Vancouver Island to Great Lakes was established 1867 The British North America Act or Constitution Act established Canada as a self-governing democracy with Ottawa as his capital city. Period: 1869 to 1870 Red River Rebellion 1965 Canada adopted its current flag