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The first inhabitants in North America were the Amerindians.
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Magellan is the first explorer to go around the world, proving that it is round
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Cartier explored and mapped the Gulf of Saint-Lawrence. Claimed that there was a lot of gold, but it was fish, timber and furs.
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Sailed up the Saint-Lawrence, reached Stadacona which was Quebec at the time. Natives taught the french how to survive the winter and cure scurvy, They return to France with native captives
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First attempt at colonisation, it was a failure.
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The king of France sends Samuel de Champlain to the colony in goals to establish Port Royal. It fails due to its location
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Samuel de Champlain makes a fur trading post in Quebec City (Stadacona).
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In 1634, Laviollete creates the city of Trois-Rivieres.
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In 1642, Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve becomes the first Governor or Montreal (Ville Marie).
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In 1661, Louis XIV takes power in France as king in goals of ceasing wars in Europe and expanding the colony.
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The companies, who were previously incharge of the Colony were destroying France. The king Louis abolished the monopoly system and placed New France under the Minister of Marine (Jean-Basptiste Colbert)
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In 1697, the first intercolonial war is ended in the signing of the Treaty of Ryswick
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In 1713, the second intercolonial war is ended in the signing of the Treaty of Utrecht
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In 1748, the third intercolonial war is ended in the singing of the Treaty of Aix-La-Chapelle
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From 1756 to 1763, the fourth colonial war (a.k.a the Seven Year War) takes place. It is ended with the signing of the articles of capitulation.
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In 1760, the French had lost the war in New France, they soon after signed the Articles of Capitulation which gave the terms under which the french could surrender.
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In 1763, a consitution was signed in goals to assimilate the French in the British colony, it was the Royal Proclamation put in place by the king.
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In 1774, in order to keep the French loyal, an act restoring french civil laws was signed, this was called the Quebec Act
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In 1776, the 13 colonies revolt against the mother country in goals of becoming independent.
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In 1783, the Treaty of Versailles was signed, declaring the independence of the United States of America (previously the 13 colonies).
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In 1791, the colony was divided into two parts, Upper Canada (English) and Lower Canada (French).
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In 1802, steam powered engines are invented by James Watt.
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In 1807, timber replaces fur as the most dominant product in the economy.
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In 1812, the war of 1812 sparked between the British and the French in which the Americans took advantage of to attack the colony.
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In 1814, trains were made in London, and brought to North America in 1819, revolutionizing transportation for the generations to come.
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In 1836, the first railways are made in the colony.
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In 1840, the union of Canada east and west unite making the Province of Canada.
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In 1853, Canada creates it's own currency.