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Leif Ericsson leads an expedition to the New WorldThe Iroquois Confederacy is formedJohn Cabot reaches Newfoundland (or perhaps Cape Breton)Jacques Cartier first explores the St. Laurence regionSamuel de Champlain establishes a French colony at Quebec CityHudson's Bay Company is formedExpulsion of the AcadiansBattle of the Plains of Abraham: Quebec City is capturedNew France is formally ceded to Britain; Pontiac Rebellion eruptsLoyalist refugees begin arriving after the American RevolutionResponsible government is won, first in Nova Scotia, then in CanadaConfederation (first four provinces: Quebec, Ontario, N.S. and N.B.)Red River Resistance; province of Manitoba is createdNorth-West Rebellion; the Canadian Pacific Railroad is completedThe provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan are createdWomen win the vote in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and AlbertaThe Winnipeg General StrikeNewfoundland joins CanadaSt. Lawrence Seaway officially opensQuebec's referendum on "sovereignty- association" defeated 60% to 40%Quebec's Quiet Revolution begins; Native Canadians given the voteCanada's 100th birthday, Expo 67 World's Fair in MontrealConstitution comes home with a Charter of Rights and FreedomsPeriodi
Prehistoric hunters cross over into Canada from AsiaWar of 1812: U.S. invades CanadaRebellions against British rule in Upper and Lower CanadaBritish Columbia and Prince Edward Island join CanadaWorld War IThe Great DepressionWorld War IIKorean War
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