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Canadian Trade History Timeline
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Canadian Trade History Timeline
Shawn Bhagwandat
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2013
Japan joined the North American Trade with inexpensive electronics, novelties and toys.
May 2nd, they were gifted a royal charter that turned The Governor and Company of Adventures of England Trading to Hudson's Bay Company (HBC)
Canadian traders mainly focused on European connections, and the US developed and used a much more diverse network of trading partners ranging all the way to South America.
Canada joined the European Union. (EU)
Competitors caused the American government to pass a law making it illegal for the Canadians to trade furs in the US. This act was the first protectionist effort by the US.
John Cabot's son Sebastian tried to find the route to the orient, but he too was disappointed by the cold, rugged Canada.
Canada turned a nation and international trades became a great factor.
North America on the World Map
John Cabot
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A group including 16 merchants formed a consortium, named the North West Company. It started to provide competitors for the Hudson's Bay Company.
The Hudson's Bay Co and the North West Company together formed under the same name, the Hudson's Bay Company. The end result was a giant fur trading company that ranged to the vast regions of northern North America and became the most power company in the continent.
Dutch rule ended in North America was in 1674, when the British and Dutch signed a peace treaty.
The Canadian Pacific Railway was extended to the west coast and provided the way to ship goods and people coast to coast and brought BC into the confederation.
Canada signed the North American Free Trade Agreement and started to work on eliminating all tariff barriers in the USA, Canada and Mexico.
The French protected their monopoly on the fur trade by a huge extent that two French explorers, Medard Chouart, Pierre-Esprite Radisson, were stopped by their government to begin their own company.
John Cabot landed on the shores of Newfoundland, in search of spices but instead found fish. Then he traveled back to England to persuade other spice merchants to fund another voyage. They left with four ships and never returned.
North American Nations
Cod fish used for trading
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