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Timeline for Canada up to 1774
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Timeline for Canada up to 1774
1774
Kendra Hancock
June 24th 1497
John Cabot claims the New World territory for England. This land was Cape Breton island or Newfoundland. On his next expedition back to pre-colonizied Canada his ship disappeared and he was never seen again.
June 24th 1497
Pre-European Contact
Studies indicate that Canada and North America in general was far more populated then settlers believed. Some anthropologists estimate pre-european contact indigenous populations (early 16th century) to be 1.5 million in North America. In Canada the estimated indigenous population at the same time was around 300,000.
1534
Jacques Cartier sets sail to explore the eastern coast of Canada including Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island. He then claims the land for France.
1535
1535
Jacques Cartier comes across the Stadacona and Hochelaga native settlements located on the St.Lawrence River. In an error of communication, he gives the land the name Canada which actually originates from the Indian word kanata which means 'village.'
1583
In another expediation, Sir Humphrey Gilbert claims the Newfoundland territory for England.
1604-1612
In late July of 1609 Samuel de Champlain travels with Hurons to, what is now Lake Champlain, where they attack the Iroquois. The Iroquois were a long term enemy of the huron people at this time. This is the first instance where Europeans used firearms against the native peoples ( The French attacking the iroquois).
1604-1612
1604
1604
Samuel de Champlain establishes a colony in Nova Scotia. In 1608, four years later, Champlain founds Quebec City along with a permanent French colony in Quebec.
1612
Samuel de Champlain is named the Governor of New France.
1612
1627
The Anglo-French War breaks out between the France and England. The conflict, which was a smaller part of the Thirty Years' War, ends in 1629. With the French victory the Treaty of Suza was created.
1634-1640
The Huron Nation suffers a half or more loss of their population from the smallpox epidemic. The disease originated from Europe and European to North American travel. This devasttated the Huron people and left them vulnerable to their enemies, the Iroquois.
1649-1701
The Iroquois Wars Begin
The Haudenosaunee Confederacy (Iroquois or Five Nations) fought against the French colonial forces. The Haudenosaunee significantly increased their territorial holdings before agreeing to a peace with colonial France. The wars display an immense struggle during the colonial time for resources. The Wars ended in August of 1701 and resulted in the destruction of several First Nations in the Eastern Woodlands.
An Insight
The Iroquois Wars were devastating to the already previously wounded Huron peoples. The wars were also known as the “mourning wars.” For both sides of the wars the purpose of war was not traditionally to take control of lands or the fur trade, "but rather to compensate for the human loss and suffering caused by the great epidemics of the early 17th century." (Canadian Museum of History, "Wars and Imperial Rivalries")
The casualities of the war were not limited to fighting-aged men and death was not the only penalty. Many were tortured and cannibalized, but more often they were adopted and forcefully integrated to the Iroquois community.
1708-1713
Tensions rise as there are power struggles between English and French powers.
1708: St. Johns falls into French hands.
1710: Port Royal falls to the English.
1711: An abortive invasion of New France takes place.
1708-1713
1713
Newfoundland, Acadia, and the Hudson's Bay Company become English.
1756–63
The Seven Years' War
Imperial rivals; Britain and France struggled years over each other for supremacy and the conflict resulted in the war.
The French had many of the early successes in the war but in 1758 that changed. The British then launched several major successful attacks on French posts. The war was global and cost both countries fortune. Peace negotiations began in 1661. In negotiations, France left Canada to Britain, as it was less valuable the sugar or fishing islands. Canada’s size and location also made it an expensive colony to control and protect.
1756–63
Causes
Causes
Hostilities began in 1754 in the Ohio Valley between the French and British. The main British war aim was to "destroy France as a commercial rival, and they therefore focused on attacking the French navy and colonies overseas." (The Canadian Encyclopedia, "The Seven Years' War").
Bibliography
“Colonies and Empires.” Canadian museum of civilization, www.historymuseum.ca/virtual-museum-of-new-france/colonies-and-empires/wars-and-imperial-rivalries/. Accessed 27 Sept. 2017.
“Economic Activities.” Canadian museum of civilization, www.historymuseum.ca/virtual-museum-of-new-france/economic-activities/fur-trade/. Accessed 27 Sept. 2017.
“Iroquois Wars.” The Canadian Encyclopedia, www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/iroquois-wars/. Accessed 27 Sept. 2017.
“Terminology Problems.” Terminology Problems | Site for Language Management in Canada (SLMC) – Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute (OLBI), slmc.uottawa.ca/?q=terminology_problems. Accessed 27 Sept. 2017.
“8th Fire - Maps.” CBCnews, CBC/Radio Canada, 30 June 2016, www.cbc.ca/8thfire/map.html. Accessed 27 Sept. 2017.
Eccles, William John. “Seven Years War.” The Canadian Encyclopedia, www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/seven-years-war/. Accessed 27 Sept. 2017.
“Colonies and Empires.” Canadian museum of civilization, www.historymuseum.ca/virtual-museum-of-new-france/colonies-and-empires/wars-and-imperial-rivalries/. Accessed 27 Sept. 2017.
Image Bibliography
“Humphrey Gilbert - adventurer & explorer.” By The Dart, 6 Jan. 2017, www.bythedart.co.uk/about-dartmouth/local-history/famous-sons-and-daughters---october-2009/. Accessed 27 Sept. 2017.
“Jacques Cartier.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 27 Sept. 2017, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Cartier. Accessed 27 Sept. 2017.
“Discovery Day/John Cabot (Newfoundland and Labrador) - June 26, 2017 (Canada).” Calendrier Live, calendrier.live/calendar/2017/june/26/discovery-day-john-cabot-newfoundland-and-labrador/123/. Accessed 27 Sept. 2017.
“Smallpox Epidemic 1633-1634.” Google Sites, sites.google.com/site/smallpoxepidemic16331634/. Accessed 27 Sept. 2017.
“Seven Years' War.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 26 Sept. 2017, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Years%27_War. Accessed 27 Sept. 2017.
“Modern (1750-1900) Seven years war - Exploration of Eras (Elmi, Mohamed).” Google Sites, sites.google.com/a/apps.district833.org/exploration-of-eras-elmi-mohamed/modern. Accessed 27 Sept. 2017.