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Jul 24, 1534
Founding of New France
New France was the territory colonized by France in North America, beginning with the exploration of the gulf of Saint Lawrence by Jacques Cartier in 1534 -
Founding of Quebec
Explorer, cartographer and colonizer Samuel de Champlain was the founder of Quebec in 1608. He built the first permanent settlement in New France. -
The Jesuits take change of the Huron mission
Jesuit missionaries came to new France to convert Indigenous people to Christianity in 1626 -
Founding of the Hudson Bay company
Pierre-Espirit Radisson and Groseilliers founded the Hudson bay company with the help of the British. The Hudson Bay company was a fur trading company. -
Les Filles du Roi
In an effort to encourage settlement in New France, Louis the 14th sent young girls to be brides for fur traders and Courers de bois. -
The Expulsion of the Acadians
The expulsion of the Acadians by the British begins: 6,000 to 10,000 Acadians were driven from their homes -
The Battle of the Plains of Abraham
Wolfe defeats Montcalm on the Plains of Abraham they both end up dying -
New France surrenders
New France surrenders to the British becoming a British colony. -
Proclamation of 1763
New France becomes a British colony the French lost all their lands to the western hemisphere. -
The Quebec act
The Quebec act is passed by the British parliament recognizing the French Canadians right to preserve their language, religion, and civil law.