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Jul 1, 1534
Jacques Cartier sent off by the French
Jacques Cartier was sent out to discover a new passage to China. Cartier did not find a new route to China, but he claimed the Gaspe Peninsula for France. On his way back he thought he ran into China, which later he called Canada. During his journey, Cartier came in contact with Natives in the area. The Natives were Haudenosaunee. -
Beaver Hats
The demand for beaver hats became very popular. Beaver hats were very fashionable for both women and men around the mid-1600s. France went to New France to for a new supply of beaver skins because they were becoming extinct. Champlain fought the Haudenosaunee and convinced the Wendat to trust him. Soon after the Wendat were supplying most of the beaver furs to the French. -
Port-Royal is established by Samuel de Champlain
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England established a permanent colony at Jamestown, Virginia
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Charles I becomes King
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Charles 1 declares war on Parliament
Charles declares war on the parliament. The "Royalists" and "Cavaliers" were Charles supporters. They all came from the noble families. The parliaments troops or supporters were the local militia. Charles supporters were experienced commanders. But the Parliament had controlled the most richest part of the country and the navy. -
Rump Parliament
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Charles is executed
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Hudson Bay Company is established
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The Test Act
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Newcomen's Steam Engine
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Pontiac's Uprising
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The Royal Proclamation of 1763
The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued by King George lll. The document was to protect the land of Aboriginals to be taken by settlers unless the Crown owned it. It also stated that only the Crown could buy Aboriginal land. Aboriginals looked at this document as an important step toward the recognition of existing Aboriginal rights. Although the proclamation was meant to help the Aboriginal, the British wrote it without any input from the Aboriginals. -
The "Spinning Jenny" invention
The "Spinning Jenny" was invented by James Hargreaves in 1764. This invention was capable of spinning eight threads of cotton-yarn which made the process of spinning and weaving much more faster and easier. James named his invention after his wife Jenny. His invention greatly increased the production speed. The "Spinning Jenny" was used throughout all the textile factorys in Britian. -
Stamp Act
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Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a street fight that involved snowballs, stones and sticks. It started from the tension between the American Colonies and British. The tension grew when the British arrived in Massachusetts, which created the Massacre. The British enforced the heavy tax burden imposed by the Townshend Act. The British were not welcome. During the street fight, five colonist were killed by Bristish regulars. -
Boston Tea Party
A group of patriots dressed as Mohawk Indians, staged the Boston Tea Party to protest against the Tea Act. The patriots invaded a British ship in Boston Harbor and threw 342 chests of tea overboard. The Boston Tea Party is one of the most dramatic acts of colonial resistance to the Tea Act, but was not the only one. -
American Revolutionists declare Independnce on the 13 Colonies
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Affair of the Diamond Necklace
The Affair of the Diamond Necklace took place in the court of KIng Louis XIV. Marie Antoinette and the cardinal disliked each other. The Diamond necklace was worth 100 million dollars and had 2,800 carats. It was made by jewllers Boehmer and Bassenge. In the end Marie Antoinette was not guilty, but took the blame. -
The National Assembly
In Versailles, the National Assembly met and they ended serfdom by abolishing all feudal rights and privileges. It also declared that all people are equal before the law. The people were happy with the reforms but felt that the government should return to Paris to solve the big food crisis. They also felt that since the government was not staying in touch with the conditions of the cities and that the King should get in touch with that. -
The Legislative Assembly meets for first time
The new Legislative Assembly meets for the first time. Right from the beginning they were in trouble. Too many groups wanted different things and were struggling for power. The assembly was organized into groups on their beliefs. On the "left" side sat the republicans and on the "right" the monarchists sat. The people who believed in a constitutional monarchy sat in the middle. -
The Women's March
A crowd of Parisian woman decided to march to Versailles to meet with the King. The woman marched 50 km and later on hundreds of others joined in. From a great distance, the National Guard and Lafayette followed behind the women's march. The woman attacked the National Assembly and Palace. They forced the King and Queen back to Paris. The woman started the march because of the lack of food and the price of bread. -
The King tries to flee
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The Factory Act
The Factory Act of 1802 was a law that made it illegal to have a children work for more than 12 hours straight in cotton mills. -
The Slave Trade Act
The Slave Trade Act was passed on March 25th 1807 by the British Parliament. This act made it illegal for slave trading throughout the British Empire.
