This timeline highlights a few of the important dates from the arrival of humans in North America up until 1670 with the establishment of the Hudson Bay Company. There are many important dates in Canadian history that students can explore!
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FIRST PEOPLES MIGRATE
Canada: Pre-History to 1783
Early descendants of Canada's aboriginal people cross the Bering land bridge from east Asia into North America.
VIKING EXPLORERS
Viking explorers are believed to be the first Europeans to visit North America and establish the L’Anse aux Meadows settlement on the island of Newfoundland.
IROQUOIS CONFEDERACY
Foundation of the Iroquois Confederacy, considered the high point of pre-contact aboriginal civilization.
BRITAIN MAKES A CLAIM
FRANCE MAKES A CLAIM
Italian explorer John Cabot claims the island of Newfoundland for England.
French explorer Jacques Cartier sails into the Gulf of St. Lawrence and claims the Gaspé Peninsula for France. Early attempts to found permanent French settlements fail.
HUDSON BAY COMPANY FOUNDED
NEW FRANCE
New France becomes a royal colony of the French Empire.
The Hudson's Bay Company is founded by Britain's King Charles II. The company is given control of a vast new territory known as Rupert's Land, comprising much of northern North America.
TREATY OF UTRECHT
The British gain control of most of eastern Canada.
FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR ENDS
TheWar of the Spanish Succession,or Queen Anne's War,ended with theTreaty of Utrechtwherein France cededAcadiatoGreat Britainand the British gained control of much of Eastern Canada. France retained Ile St-Jean (later Prince Edward Island) and Ile Royale (later Cape Breton).
New France is no more.
AMERICAN REVOLUTION ENDS
TheSeven Years' War (French and Indian War)is ended by theTreaty of Paris. France cedesNew Franceto Great Britain, its colonyCanadabecoming the BritishProvince of Quebec, and its remaining maritime colonies annexed by Nova Scotia.
The Treaty of Paris establishes official borders between the U.S. and Canada.After theAmerican Revolutionary War, the remaining colonies ofBritish North Americasaw an influx ofLoyalist immigrants.