Canada Timeline
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Updated: 16 Feb 2020
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Created byIsra Henson
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The Seven Years’ War begins with Britain declaring war on FranceJames Wolfe dies on the field after being shot three times during the battle of the Plains of AbrahamThe Treaty of Paris ends the Seven Years’ War, with Britain taking possession of CanadaNorse Explorers Meet Indigenous Peoples of CanadaJohn Cabot claims North America for King Henry VII of EnglandIndigenous populations range from 200,000 to 500,000Map made of the New World published with Newfoundland on itFur Trade becomes a vast commercial enterpriseChamplain founds the settlement of QuebecChamplain and his First Nations Allies battle the HaudenosauneeEnglish explorer Henry Hudson and his crew are set adriftKing Charles II of England signs the charter creating the Hudson’s Bay CompanyKing William’s War is declared between England and FranceBecause of the Treaty of Utrecht, the British crown gains sovereignty over Hudson Bay, Acadia and Newfoundland. France still runs St. Pierre and Miquelon, Ile Royale, and Ile Saint-Jean.Edward Cornwallis announces the establishment of HalifaxA fortified outpost is built on the present site of Toronto called Fort RouilleJohn Winslow says Acadians who refuse to pledge allegiance to the British Crown will be deported
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