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Period: Aug 29, 1500 to
population and settlement
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Sep 29, 1500
First occupants Iroquios
irouis where a group of Americans who lived in the St-lawrence low lands
they where smei-framers
taveled rarly
where great fighters
had great communication -
Sep 29, 1500
First occupants Algonquins
they lived in the Canadian shild
they traveled in small groups
they where completely hunters -
Aug 29, 1534
First exploration of Jacque Cartier
mapped Gulf of St-Lawrence thinking is was Asia
found instead fish timber and furs -
Sep 4, 1535
Second voyage
saild up to St-Lawrence
reached Stadacona(Quebec)
Natives showed how to survive winter
They returned with native captives -
Sep 4, 1541
Third Voyage
Attemped to set up colony (didn't work)
lost interest for 60 years
missionairys attemded to convert indiens -
First establishment
the settlement in Nova Scotia Called Port Royal
failed after the first year -
Establish a trading post
Champlain retured to make a trading post in Sadacona
It would be called New France -
Start of French Regime
Jacque find America and claims Quebec as the king of france's land
find ressoures like fish, fur and timber there -
Company of one hundred associates
King of france gave the company the power that this company is the only fur comapany
if they can bring 4000 people to Quebec
they failed since they just wanted men to come fight the Iroquios -
Sieur de Laviollote
Champlain put him in charge o find new trad routes
he found st-laurent
was good for communication with furriers -
Jean-Talon
he was incharge of makeing sure people came to Quebec
he invited
engagés
soldiers and the Filles de Roy -
End of French Regime
Rich french people left Quebec and when back to france -
Start of British Reigme
Promoted immigration policys for british people to come
population was still 99 percent french and 1 percent english -
start of british immigration
weathy british buisness men looking to take over some territory -
immigration of Loyalists and Americans
American who were still loyal to british
went to live in british soil
they went to Canada or back to England -
Measure to encourage immigration
Granting of land to railroad and shipping companies
immigration agents coming to aid of other immigrants -
Discouraging immigration in Upper Canada
law disouraging American immigration in Upper Canada
since that was brithish property -
Irish immagration
irish people left there home land because of the potato epidemic
mass diease spread happen in Canada happen because of that -
Permanent immigration office in London
Also colonial land was made
And Emigration Commission was made -
End of British Reigme
Canada became indpendant leaving alot of British people to go back to England
this was called the comtemporay period
