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Vikings colonized greenland
VikingsIt is said that the lily flower (“fleur-de-lys”) was adopted by the french king
Signing of magna carta (the great charter of freedoms)
Cabot set foot on newfoundland and claimed it for england
John CabotCartier reached canada and claimed the land tor king francis i
Jacques Cartier,King Francis IThe name of canada began appearing on maps
Arrival of european traders, missionaries, soldiers and colonists
Aboriginal people were dying because of diseases to which they lacked immunity
aboriginalsThe first european settlement was established by french explorers
Pierre de Monts and Samuel de ChamplainFoundation of quebec cities by champlain
Samuel de ChamplainChamplain allied the colony with some of local tribes and formed a confederation of first nations against iroquois
Samuel de Champlain, Algonquin, Montagnais, Huron, IroquoisEnglish colonies along the atlantic seaboard eventually became richer and more populous than new france.
A french empire in north america that reached from hudson bay to the gulf of mexico built and there was a growing fur related economy.
Jean Talon, Bishop Laval, and Count FrontenacThe french and the iroquois made peace
France and great britain battled for control of north america
The beaver was adopted as a symbol of the hudson’s bay company.
The first representative assembly was elected in halifax, nova scotia
The british defeated the french in the battle of the plains of abraham at québec city , marking the end of france’s empire in america
Brigadier James Wolfe, Marquis de MontcalmGreat britain renamed the colony the “province of quebec.”
Prince edward island's first representative assembly was elected
The british parliament passed the quebec act of 1774