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1640s In Canada
Events from the 1640s in Canada. Events * c. 1640: American Beaver, Beavers and otters nearly exterminated in Iroquois country. To expand territory, Iroquois launch decades-long "Beaver Wars" against Wyandot people, Huron and Algonquin people, Algonquin. * 1640: Lake Erie discovered by Europeans. * 1640: Françoise Marie Jacqueline, youthful daughter of a physician from Nogent, France, sets sail for what would become Saint John, New Brunswick, to wed Charles de Saint-Étienne de La Tour, Governor of Acadia, and to assume many roles, including wife, confidant, soldier, and businesswoman. In spite of the ongoing and escalating conflict between LaTour and his well-connected rival Governor, Charles de Menou, Sieur d'Aulnay, she would elevate LaTour's status amongst the power brokers of the day in France and in the growing English colonies to the south. In 1645, she would successfully defend Fort LaTour against a vicious attack by d'Aulnay, only to be betrayed, ultimately losing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1620s In Canada
Events from the 1620s in Canada. Events * 1621: Dutch West India Company chartered, expands up the Hudson River, Hudson and Delaware River, Delaware rivers. * 1621: James I of England (VI of Scotland) grants Acadia to Sir William Alexander who renames it New Scotland (Nova Scotia). * 1625: the Order of the Baronets, Baronet of Nova Scotia is founded. * 1625: French settlements in the West Indies begin, exporting sugar and tobacco, and emigration to Canada is encouraged among traders and fishermen. * 1625: The Franciscan friars are replaced by the heroic priests of the richer, better-organized Society of Jesus. Jesuits begin missionary work among the Indians in the Quebec area. Jean de Brébeuf founds missions in Huronia, near Georgian Bay. * 1626: Peter Minuit, governor of New Netherland, buys Manhattan Island for 60 guilders(equivalent to $24 USD now) worth of trade goods from the Canarsie Indians (Dutch later have to pay Manhattan Indians, actual occupants of the island). D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Lawrence River
The St. Lawrence River (french: Fleuve Saint-Laurent, ) is a large river in the middle latitudes of North America. Its headwaters begin flowing from Lake Ontario in a (roughly) northeasterly direction, into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, connecting the American Great Lakes to the North Atlantic Ocean, and forming the primary drainage outflow of the Great Lakes Basin. The river traverses the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec, as well as the U.S. state of New York, and demarcates part of the international boundary between Canada and the United States. It also provides the foundation for the commercial St. Lawrence Seaway. Names Originally known by a variety of names by local First Nations, the St. Lawrence became known in French as ''le fleuve Saint-Laurent'' (also spelled ''St-Laurent'') in 1604 by Samuel de Champlain. Opting for the ''grande riviere de sainct Laurens'' and ''fleuve sainct Laurens'' in his writings and on his maps, de Champlain supplanted previous Fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timeline Of Canada History
This is a brief timeline of the history of Canada, comprising important social, economic, political, military, legal, and territorial changes and events in Canada and its predecessor states. Prehistory 8th century 10th century 12th century 15th century 16th century 17th century 18th century 19th century 20th century 21st century See also * History of Canada * Historiography of Canada * Events of National Historic Significance * List of years in Canada * Heritage Minutes * National Historic Sites of Canada * Persons of National Historic Significance References Bibliography * * * * * Further reading * * * * Hill, Brian H. W. ''Canada, 875-1973: A Chronology and Fact Book'' (1973) * * * * Norrie, Kenneth, Douglas Owram and J.C. Herbert Emery. (2002) ''A History of the Canadian Economy'' (4th ed. 2007) * * , * ** External links ''Canada Year Book'' (CYB) annual 1867–1967Events of National Historic Significance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Canada
The history of Canada covers the period from the arrival of the Paleo-Indians to North America thousands of years ago to the present day. Prior to European colonization, the lands encompassing present-day Canada were inhabited for millennia by Indigenous peoples, with distinct trade networks, spiritual beliefs, and styles of social organization. Some of these older civilizations had long faded by the time of the first European arrivals and have been discovered through archeological investigations. From the late 15th century, French and British expeditions explored, colonized, and fought over various places within North America in what constitutes present-day Canada. The colony of New France was claimed in 1534 with permanent settlements beginning in 1608. France ceded nearly all its North American possessions to the United Kingdom in 1763 at the Treaty of Paris after the Seven Years' War. The now British Province of Quebec was divided into Upper and Lower Canada in 1791. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timeline Of The European Colonization Of North America
This is a chronology and timeline of the colonization of North America, with founding dates of selected European settlements. See also European colonization of the Americas. Before Columbus * 986: Norsemen settle Greenland and Bjarni Herjólfsson sights coast of North America, but doesn't land (see also Norse colonization of the Americas). * : Norse settle briefly in L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland. * : Norse colony in Greenland dies out. * 1473: João Vaz Corte-Real perhaps reaches Newfoundland; writes about the "Land of Cod fish" in his journal. The claims of this discovery remain entirely speculative. Late fifteenth century *1492: Columbus sets sail aboard the Niña, Pinta, and Santa Maria. *1492: Columbus reaches the Bahamas, Cuba and Hispaniola. *1492: La Navidad is established on the island of Hispaniola; it was destroyed by the following year. *1493: The colony of La Isabela is established on the island of Hispaniola. *1493: Columbus arrives in Puerto Rico *1494: Columb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of North American Settlements By Year Of Foundation
This is a list of settlements in North America by founding year and present-day country. See also * List of cities in the Americas by year of foundation *List of Hudson's Bay Company trading posts *List of French forts in North America *Former colonies and territories in Canada *Timeline of the European colonization of North America This is a chronology and timeline of the colonization of North America, with founding dates of selected European settlements. See also European colonization of the Americas. Before Columbus * 986: Norsemen settle Greenland and Bjarni Herjólfsson ... References ;Bibliography *Gary S. Breschini, Ph.D. *Kent Seavey. ''The Monterey County Historical Society'', 2006. Accessed June 15, 2007 * http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hny0 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Island, Ontario
Christian Island is a large island in Georgian Bay close to the communities of Penetanguishene and Midland, Ontario. The island, with its neighbours Hope Island and Beckwith Island, is a Ojibwa reserve, known as Christian Island Indian Reserve No. 30. Together with the Christian Island Indian Reserve No. 30A located at Cedar Point, Ontario and the Chippewa Island Indian Reserve located in Twelve Mile Sound, north of Christian Island, it forms the land base for the Beausoleil First Nation. Christian Islands' highest elevation is above sea level. To the east of Christian Island is Giants Tomb Island, part of Awenda Provincial Park, and Beausoleil Island, part of UNESCO's Georgian Bay Biosphere Reserve (GBBR) and part of the Georgian Bay Islands National Park, consisting of 63 small islands in Georgian Bay, near Port Severn. UNESCO's Georgian Bay Biosphere Reserve covers an area of that stretches along Georgian Bay's eastern coast from Port Severn to the French River, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
